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Ordered,
That Standing Orders 220 and 246, relating to Private Bills, be suspended until the Summer Adjournment.
§
Ordered,
That, as regards Private Bills to be returned by the House of Lords with Amendments, such Amendments (if Unopposed) shall be considered forthwith.
§
Ordered,
That, as regards Private Bills returned, or to be returned, by the House of Lords with Amendments, such Amendments (if Opposed) shall be considered at such time as the Chairman of Ways and Means may determine."—[The Chairman of Ways and Means.]
§
Motion made, and Question proposed,
That, when it is intended to propose any Amendments thereto, a copy of such Amendments shall be deposited in the Committee and Private Bill Office, and notice given on the day on which the Bill shall have been returned from the House of Lords."—[The Chairman of Ways and Means.]
§ The CHAIRMAN of WAYS and MEANS (Mr. Robert Young)It is only necessary to say that this is an annual Motion. It is put down about this time in every Session and the Bills to which it relates have already been before the House and have been unopposed. Consequently, the acceptance of this Motion will save time, and I trust the House will agree to it.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Lords Amendments considered, and agreed to.
844§ Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Bill [Lords],
§ Read a Second time.
§ Ordered, That Standing Order 211 be suspended, and that the Committee on Unopposed Bills have leave to consider the Bill on Thursday.—[The Chairman of Ways and Means.]
§ Clyde Valley Electrical Power Bill [Lords] (by Order).
§ Second Reading deferred till Wednesday, at a Quarter-past Eight of the Clock.
§ St. Helen's Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Provisional Order Bill,
§ Read the Third time, and passed.