HL Deb 07 August 1876 vol 231 cc688-9

Order of the Day for the Second Reading, read.

THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDON,

in moving that the Bills be now read the second time, said, that they were for the purpose of having works executed in Ireland which would be of great importance to that part of the country to which they referred. The second reading of the Bills had been postponed because of objections which had been raised by the noble Lord the Chairman of Committees (Lord Redesdale); but he had now received information from Ireland which would remove those objections, and as the Bills would go before the noble Lord's Committee, he would be able to insert those Amendments which he might consider to be necessary.

Motion agreed to.

Bills read 2a accordingly, and committed for To-morrow.

House adjourned at Seven o'clock, till To-morrow, at quarter before Five o'clock.