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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Helston and District Gas Company, Limited, which was presented on the 13th day of July and published, be approved subject to the following modification and addition:
Page 3, clause 3, line 19, at end, insert 'and except also the muniments of title relating to the lands referred to in section six (Corporation to grant lease, etc., to company) of this Order.'
Page 6, after clause 12, insert the following new clause (As to compensation to Corporation's gasworkers.):—
The terms and conditions relating to compensation payable to gasworkers for loss of employment (on the amalgamation of gas undertakings) recommended by the National Joint Industrial Council of the Gas Industry shall apply as between the company and the gasworkers employed by the Corporation."—[Captain Crookshank.]
§ 11.21 p.m.
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Captain Crookshank)Yes, if the hon. Member wants an explanation I will give it. The modification of Clause 3, page 3, is proposed at the request of the Corporation to make it quite clear that pieces of land which are leased by the Corporation to the Company shall not pass to the Company.
§ Question put, and agreed to,
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Resolved,
That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Helston and District Gas Company, Limited, which was presented on the 13th day of July and published, be approved subject to the following modification and addition:
Page 3, clause 3, line 19, at end, insert 'and except also the muniments of title relating to the lands referred to in section six (Corporation to grant lease, etc., to company) of this Order.'
Page 6, after clause 12, insert the following new clause (As to compensation to Corporation's gasworkers):
The terms and conditions relating to compensation payable to gasworkers for loss of employment (on the amalgamation of gas undertakings) recommended by the National Joint Indusrial Council of the Gas Industry shall apply as between the company and the gasworkers employed by the Corporation.
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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Midsomer Norton Gas and Coke Company, Limited, which was presented on the 13th day of July and published, be approved."—[Captain Crookshank.]
§ 11.22 p.m.
§ Mr. KELLYIn regard to this Order relating to the Midsomer Norton Com- 1684 pany, I should like to know why a Clause in respect to compensation was inserted in the last Order and not in this Order or in the other Orders which are to follow.
§ Captain CROOKSHANKThere is no necessity for it.
§ Captain CROOKSHANKThis Order deals with the issue of further capital for the purpose of the gas undertaking and the construction of additional gas works on land adjoining the existing works.
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Resolved,
That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Midsomer Norton Gas and Coke Company, Limited, which was presented on the 13th day of July and published, be approved.
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Resolved,
That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Minehead Gas Light and Coke Company, Limited, which was presented on the 13th day of July and published, be approved.
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Resolved,
That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Stretford and District Gas Board, which was presented on the 9th day of July and published, be appproved."—[Captain Grookshank.]
§ The remaining Orders were read, and postponed.
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