Lords Sitting of 30 July 1900

ROYAL ASSENT.

  COMMISSION.
  The following Bills received the Assent:—

  1. Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground).

  2. Land Registry (New Buildings).

  3. Ecclesiastical Assessments (Scotland).

  4. Workmen's Compensation Act (1897) Extension.

  5. Poor Removal.

  6. Charitable Loans (Ireland).

  7. Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment).

  8. Land Charges.

  9. Railways (Prevention of Accidents).

  10. Inebriates Amendment (Scotland).

  11. County and Borough Franchise Assimilation (London).

  12. Beer Retailers' and Spirit Grocers' Licences (Ireland) (No. 2).

  13. Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6).

  14. Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 7).

  15. Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 8).

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  16. Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 9).

  17. Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 12).

  18. Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 1).

  19. Gas Provisional Order (No. 3).

  20. Water Orders Confirmation.

  21. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 1).

  22. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5).

  23. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 6).

  24. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8).

  25. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 9).

  26. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 10).

  27. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 11).

  28. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 12).

  29. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 13).

  30. Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 14).

  31. Local Government Provisional Orders (Poor Law).

  32. Local Government Provisional Order (Housing of Working Classes).

  33. London(Clerkenwell and Holborn) Provisional Order.

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  34. London (Poplar) Provisional Order.

  35. London (St. Luke) Provisional Order.

  36. London(Southwark)Provisional Order.

  37.Local Government(Ireland)Provisional Orders (No. 3).

  38. Local Government (Ireland)Provisional Orders (Housing of Working Classes).

  39. LocalGovernment (Ireland)Provisional Orders (Housing of Working Classes) (No. 2).

  40. Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 2).

  41. Perth and Paisley Gas Provisional Orders.

  42. Hartlepool Gas and Water.

  43. Latimer Road and Acton Railway.

  44. Mountain Ash Water.

  45. Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways.

  46. Airdrie, Coatbridge, and District Water Trust.

  47. Brighton Corporation.

  48. Reading Corporation (Tramways).

  49. Wolverhampton Gas.

  50. Vale of Rheidol Light Railway.

  51. Great Yarmouth Port and Haven.

  52. Edinburgh District Lunacy Board.

  53. Cork Electric Tramways.

  54. Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours.

  55. Spalding Urban District Council (Water).

  56. Falkirk Corporation.

  57. Rhymney Railway.

  58. Great Eastern Railway.

  59. London and Saint Katherine Docks and East and West India Dock Companies.

  60. St. Albans Water.

  61. Donegal Railway.

  62. Great Southern and Western Railway.

  63. Bray Urban District Council.

  64. Westgate and Birchington Water.

  65. Lee Conservancy.

  66. North Metropolitan Railway and Canal.

  67. South Staffordshire Tramways.

  68. Falkirk and District Water.

  69. Hamilton,Motherwell, and Wishaw Tramways.

  70. Wellingborough and District Tramroads.

  71. Aston Manor Tramways.

  72. Exmouth Urban District Water.

  73. Gwyrfai Rural District Council Water.

  74. Dearne Valley Railway.

  75. Whitechapel and Bow Railway.

  76. Hammond (G. H.) Company.

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  77. London and San Francisco Bank.

  78. Belfast and County Down Railway.

  79. Jarrow and Hebburn Electricity Supply.

  80. Nottingham Corporation.

  81. Edinburgh Corporation.

  82. Mersey Railway.

  83. Rawmarsh Urban Discrict Council (Tramways).

  84. Great Grimsby Street Tramways.

  85. Margate Pier and Harbour.

  86. Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company.

  87. Great Northern Railway.

  88. Hastings Tramways.

  89. Lambeth Water.

  90. Lancashire, Derbyshire, and East Coast Railway.

  91. Midland Railway.

  92. Bury and District Water (Transfer).

  93. Preston Corporation.

  94. London Sea Water Supply.

  95. SouthEasternMetropolitanTramways.

  96. Portland Urban District Gas.

  97. Burnley Corporation.

  98. Glasgow Building Regulations.

  99. Motherwell and Bellshill Railway.

  100. North Eastern Railway (Steam Vessels).

  101. Rotherham Corporation.

  102. Glyncorrwg Urban District Council Gas.

  103. Barnsley Corporation.

  104. Dublin,Wicklow, and Wexford Railway.

  105. RamsgateCorporationImprovements.

  106. South Shields Corporation.

  107. Aberdeen Corporation Tramways.

  108. Great Western Railway.

  109. London and South Western Railway.

  110. South Metropolitan Gas.

  111. North Eastern Railway.

  112. Crystal Palace Company.

  113. Roe's Patent.

PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
The LORD CHANCELLORacquainted the House that the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—

Dublin Corporation.

Clontarf Urban District Council.

The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

HUDDERSFIELD CORPORATION TRAMWAYS BILL.
Reported with Amendments.
LONDON COUNTY TRAMWAYS (No. 1) BILL.
The consent of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in right of his Duchy of Cornwall, signified; and Bill reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (IMPROVEMENTS) BILL.
Reported from, the Select Committee with Amendments.
SOUTHPORT AND LYTHAM TRAM-ROADSBILL.
The Queen's consent signified; and Bill reported with Amendments.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (IRELAND.) BILL.
  ALEXANDRA PARK BILL.
  Reported with Amendments.
LONDON WALTHAMSTOW, AND EPPING FOREST RAILWAY (ABANDONMENT) BILL.
Committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY BILL [H.L.]
  WALSALL CORPORATION BILL [H.L.]
    LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD RAILWAY BILL [H.L.]
    Commons Amendments considered, and agreed to.
SHANNON WATER AND ELECTRIC POWER BILL.
Report from the Select Committee, That it is not expedient to proceed further with the Bill; read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
NORTH METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY BILL.
Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE TRAMWAYS BILL.
Read 3a, with the Amendments; further Amendments made; Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.
LANCASTER CORPORATION BILL.
  FARNWORTH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL.
  Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.

LONDON COUNTY TRAMWAYS (No. 2) BILL.
The consent of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in right of his Duchy of Cornwall, signified.
The CHAIRMAN of COMMITTEES (The Earl of MORLEY): I should like to call your Lordships' attention to the fact that a clause has been introduced into this Bill protecting the G-as and Water Companies' pipes against injury by the tramways' electric current, and providing compensation for any damage done. The decision of the Select Committee to whom this Bill was referred, in introducing this clause, rather goes against certain portions of the Joint Committee's clause of 1893. It is a point of very considerable importance. I am bound to say, however, that the condition of London itself and the very large interests that are involved do not render it necessary for me to take any action on the clause, but I thought it was one which ought to be mentioned to the House, because it undoubtedly does affect to some extent some of the provisions of the Joint Committee's clause of 1893.
Moved, "That the Bill be read a third time."—(The Earl of Morley)
On Question, agreed to.
Bill road 3a, with the Amendments; a further Amendment made; Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE ELECTRIC SUPPLY BILL.
Read 3a, with the Amendments; a further Amendment made; Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.
DURHAM (COUNTY OF) ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY BILL.
  LANCASHIRE ELECTRIC POWER BILL.
  Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
WEST BROMWICH CORPORATION BILL
Read 3a, with the Amendments; further Amendments made; Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 7) BILL.
Read 3a (according to Order), and passed.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 15) BILL
Amendments reported (according to Order), and Bill to be read 3a Tomorrow.
EDUCATION BOARD PROVISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMATION (LONDON) BILL [H.L.]
Commons Amendments considered (according to Order), and agreed to.
LONDON (ST. MARYLEBONE) PROVISIONAL ORDER BILL.
House in Committee (according to Order). Bill reported without amendment. Standing Committee negatived; and Bill to be read 3a To-morrow.
RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.

  TRADE REPORTS (ANNUAL SERIES).
  No. 2491. Borneo (Brunei and Sarawak);
  No. 2492. United States (Hawaiian Islands).

LOCAL TAXATION ACCOUNT (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1898.
Return showing the total payments into and out of the Local Taxation (Scotland) Account for the financial year 1899–1900.

CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS (IRELAND).
Fifty-fifth Annual Report of the Commissioners.
Presented (by Command), and ordered to lie on the Table.

LUNACY.
Return to the Lord Chancellor of the number of visits made and the number of patients seen by the several Commissioners in Lunacy during the six months ending on the 30th June, 1900. Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.
APPEAL COMMITTEE.
Third Report from; read, and Agreed to.
POST OFFICE SITES BILL.
Reported with Amendments, and committed to a Committee of the whole House Tomorrow.
OIL IN TOBACCO BILL.
Amendment reported (according to Order), and Bill to be read 3a Tomorrow.

CUSTOMS DUTIES (ISLE OF MAN) BILL.
Road 2a (according to Order).Committee negatived; and Bill to be read 3a To-morrow.
House adjourned at twenty-five minutes before Five of the clock, till To-morrow, half-past Ten of the clock.