Lords Sitting of 2 February 1897

POST OFFICE CONSOLIDATION BILL [H.L.]
A Bill to consolidate enactments relating to the Post Office was presented by the Duke of Norfolk; Read 1a; to be printed: and to be Read 2a on Friday next—[No. 9.]

STATUTE LAW REVISION BILLS AND CONSOLIDATION BILLS.
Moved, That a Committee of Seven Lords be appointed to join with a Committee of the House of Commons to consider all Statute Law Revision Bills and Consolidation Bills of the present Session (The Lord Chancellor); Agreed to: The Lords following were named of the Committee:

L. Chancellor.

E. Morley.

L. Watson.

L. Herschell.

L. Thring.

L. Welby.

L. James of Hereford.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to agree with the Committee of the House of Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;
Then a Message was ordered to be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint them therewith, and to request them to appoint Seven Members of that House to be joined with the said Committee pursuant to the Resolution of this House of the 28th of January last and to the Message of the House of Commons of yesterday signifying their concurrence in the said Resolution.
House adjourned at Twenty-five minutes before Five o'clock, to Thursday next, a Quarter past Four o'clock.