Lords Sitting of 10 July 1893

EDUCATION PROVISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMATION LONDON (No. 2) BILL [H.L.]

  COMMITTEE.
  House in Committee (according to Order).
  THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (The Earl of KIMBERLEY): My Lords, I have an Amendment which I propose to introduce to bring the sites required by the School Board for London for schools under the general provisions of the law laid down by the Metropolitan Building Act and the Metropolis Management Act. The reason for this Amendment is that, in certain cases, it appears those who have obtained Parliamentary authority for the erection of these schools have contended that they are thereby empowered to disregard the rules as to the lines of streets as provided by the Metropolitan Building Act. This clause will prevent that being done in future.
  Amendment moved,
  In page 4, after line 17, to insert the following clause:—
  "(14.) Nothing contained in this Act or in the order set out in the schedule to this Act, or on the plans therein mentioned, shall be deemed to exempt any of the lands referred to in the said order, or the School Board in respect thereof, from any of the provisions of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855, the Metropolitan Building Act, 1855, and any Acts amending or extending the same."—(The Lord President.)
  Amendment agreed to.
  Standing Committee negatived; the Report of Amendment to be received To-morrow.

  MERCHANT SHIPPING (FISHING BOATS) ACTS (1883 AND 1887) AMENDMENT BILL.
  SECOND BEADING.
  Order of the Day for the Second Reading, read.
  LORD PLAYFAIR, in moving the Second Reading, said, this was not a Government Bill, but a Bill of a private Member. It was introduced last Session by Mr. Heneage, the Member for Grimsby, and, after some modifications proposed by the Board of Trade, was withdrawn, and was again introduced into the House of Commons at the end of the Session, shortly before the General Election took place, as a Bill approved by the Government. The Bill had been again introduced, not by Mr. Heneage, but by Mr. Fenwick, exactly in the same terms as it was before the General Election. The object of the Bill was very simple. There were two Acts regulating the merchant shipping of this country—one of 1883, and the other of 1887. By the former, the Board might require the skippers of vessels—even fishing vessels of a certain tonnage, generally above 25 tons—to take a certificate of competency; and, by the latter Act, it was further provided that all trawlers above 25 tons measurement should require their second hand, or mate, to take a certificate of competency. Lately, fishing vessels had become much increased in size; and it was contended by the promoters of this Bill that the same powers of the Board of Trade should be extended to them, so that the second hands, or mates, in those large fishing vessels of above 25 tons should take certificates of competency. But the Bill was only discretionary upon the Board of Trade. By the 3rd section of the Act of 1883, the Board of Trade might inquire before it enforced certificates of competency upon any class of vessel. The Board proposed to apply that to the present Bill, and to carry the power into effect only after due and proper inquiry under Section 3 of the Act of 1883.
  Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2a."—(The Lord Playfair.)
  Motion agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.

  ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 5) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 89.)
  Commons Amendments considered (according to Order), and agreed to.
  ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 6) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 90.)
  Commons Amendments considered (according to Order), and agreed to.
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 7) BILL.—(No. 171.)
  Read 3a (according to Order), and passed.
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 8) BILL.—(No. 172.)
  Read 3a (according to Order), and passed.
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 12) BILL.—(No. 173.)
  Read 3a (according to Order), and passed.
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 17) BILL.—(No. 174.)
  Read 3a (according to Order), and passed.
  RIVERS POLLUTION PREVENTION (No.2) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 146.)
  Read 3a (according to Order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.
  IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (SCOTLAND) BILL.—(No. 184.)
  House in Committee (according to Order): Bill reported without Amendment; and re-committed to the Standing Committee.

  CANAL RATES, TOLLS, AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER BILLS.
  The Lord Hawkesbury named of the Joint Committee in place of the Lord Brassey.
  House adjourned at twenty minutes before Five o'clock, till To-morrow, a quarter past Ten o'clock