THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES (The Earl of MORLEY)My Lords, I beg to move that the Standing Orders be amended as follows:—
§ Note.—The words underlined are to be omitted, and the words printed in italics are to be inserted.
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Deposit of plans, sections, and map at Fisheries and Harbour Department, Board of Trade, in case of words on tidal lands.
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"26. In cases where the work is to be situate on tidal lands within the ordinary spring tides are to be acquired or in any way affected, copy of the plans and sections shall on or before the thirtieth day November immediately preceding the application for the Bill, be deposited at the Office of the Fisheries and Harbour Department, Board of Trade, marked 'Tidal Waters'; and on such copy all tidal waters shall be coloured blue; and, if the plans include any bridge across tidal waters, the dimensions as regards span and headway of the nearest bridges, if any, across the same tidal waters, above and below the proposed new bridge, shall be marked thereon; and in all such cases such plans and sections shall be accompanied by an Ordnance or published map of the country over which the works are proposed to extend, or are to be carried, with their position and extent or route accurately laid down thereon:
Deposit of plans, sections and map with Board of Conservators (if any) in case of works affecting river.
§ "And, in cases where the work is to be situate on the banks, foreshore, or bed of any river having Conservators constituted by or under Act of Parliament, a copy of the plans and sections shall, on or before the thirtieth day of November immediately preceding the application for the Bill, be deposited at the Office of the Fisheries and Harhour Department of the Board of Trade and 882 at the Office of the Conservators of the river, and, if the plans include any tunnel under or bridge over the river, the depth of such tunnel below the bed of the river or the span and headway of such bridge shall be marked thereon; and such plans shall be accompanied by an Ordnance or published map of the country over which the works are proposed to extend or are to be carried, with their position and extent or route accurately laid down thereon.
§ Deposits on or before the 21st of December.
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Deposit of Bills all Treasury and other public Deportments.
§ "33. On or the twenty-first day if December
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"(3) A printed copy of every loca Bill relating to any dock, harbour, navigation, pier or port, or tidal waters, shall be deposited at the Office of the Fisheries and Harbour Department of the Board of Trade, marked Tidal Waters';
Deposit of Bills with River Conservators.
§ "34a On or before the twenty-first day of December a printed copy of every Bill of the Second Class whereby it is intended to authorise the construction of any work on the banks, foreshore, or bed of any river having a Board of Conservators constituted by or under Act of Parliament, shall be deposited at the Office of the Fisheries and Harbour Department of the Board of Trade and at the Office of the Conservators of the River.
§ Reference of Bills, etc., to and Duties of and Practice before Examiners.
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Petitions for additional provisions.
§ "71. All petitions for additional provision in local Bills originating in this House shall, on the presentation thereof, be referred to the Examiners, who shall examine the same and report thereon in respect of all orders which would have been applicable in the case of a Bill.
§ "In cases where provisions are sought to be inserted upon petition, for additional provision, which were comprised in the original notices but were not contained in the Bill as introduced into Parliament, the original notices shall not be, held to apply to the additional provisions proposed to be inserted."
§ Question put.
§ Motion agreed to.