Lords Sitting of 22 April 1902

PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted 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:—
Manchester and Liverpool Electric Express Railway.
West Ham Gas.
The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

DERBYSHIRE AND NOTTINGHAM- SHIRE ELECTRIC POWER BILL.
Reported, with an Amendment.
FINEDON URBAN DISTRICT WATER BILL.
Reported, without Amendment.
RICKMANSWORTH GAS BILL [H.L.]
Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee had not proceeded with the consideration of the Bill, the opposition thereto having been withdrawn; read, and ordered to lie on the Table. The Orders made on 17th of February and the 20th of March last discharged, and Bill committed.
NATIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY (KINGSTON-UPON-HULL) BIL [H.L.]
Committed; the Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
COUNTY COURTS (IRELAND) BILL [H.L.]
Reported from the Standing Committee without further Amendment. The Report of the Amendments made in Committee of the Whole House to be received on Friday, the 9th of May next.
CITY OF LONDON (SPITALFIELDS MARKET) BILL,
  COMMERCIAL GAS BILL,
  Read 2a, and committed; the Committees to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
FURNESS RAILWAY (STEAM VESSELS) BILL,
  GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTRIC POWER BILL,
  Read 2a, and committed.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (CRUMLIN VIADUCT) BILL,
Read 2a, and committed; the Committed to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY BILL,
  HIGHAM FERRERS AND RUSHDEN WATER BOARD BILL,
    MANCHESTER CORPORATION TRAMWAYS BILL,
    Read 2a, and committed.
    WADHURST GAS BILL,
    Read 3a, with the Amendment, and paased, and returned to the Commons.
    LANCASHIRE COUNTY (LUNATIC ASYLUMS) BILL [H.L.]
    Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
    NORTH STAFEORDSHIRE TRAMWAYS BILL [H.L.],
    Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee had not proceeded with the consideration of the Bill, the opposition thereto having been withdrawn; read, and ordered to lie on the Table. The orders made on 24th of February and 20th of March last discharged: and Bill committed.

    ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 6) BILL [H.L.],
    A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888, relating to Ardsley East and West, Barton Regis, Blaydon, Chester-le-Street, Church Stretton, Tees, Lower Bebington, Newburn, Seghill, Earsdon, and Tynemouth (Rural), and Stanley (Yorkshire).
    Presented by the Earl of Dudley; read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.

    ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 5) BILL [H.L.] (No. 46).
    A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882

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    and 1888, and the Electric Lighting (Scotland) Act, 1890, relating to Carnoustie, Dumbarton, Glasgow (Banning Park), Govan (Extension), Nairn, and St. Andrew's.

  RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.

    TRADE REPORTS: ANNUAL SERIES.
    No. 2768. France (Calais, etc.).
    No. 2769. Germany (Chemnitz).
    Presented (by command), and ordered to lie on the Table.

    HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT, 1890 (THE LONDON (CLERKEN- WELL AND HOLBORN) IMPROVE MENT SCHEME, 1900).
    Statements of modifications permitted by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to be made in the details of the London (Clerkenwell and Holborn) Improvement Scheme, 1900, so far as relate to (1) the Union Buildings area; (2) the Aylesbury Place area. Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.
    HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
    Message from the Commons, That they have ordered that the Committee appointed by them to join with the Committee of this House to consider the subject of the housing of the working classes, do meet the Lords Committee in Committee Room B on Friday, the 2nd of May next, at three o'clock, as proposed by their Lordships.
    MUSICAL COPYRIGHT BILL [H.L.]
    Reported from the Standing Committee with Amendments. The Report thereof to be received on Thursday next, and Bill to be printed as amended. (No. 48.)
    MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACTS AMEND- MENT BILL [H.L.]
    Reported from the Standing Committee without Amendment; and to be read 3a on Thursday next.
    NAVAL PRIZE BILL [H.L.]
    Reported from the Standing Committee with Amendments. The Report thereof to be received on Thursday next.

    LANDS VALUATION (SCOTLAND) AMENDMENT BILL [H.L.]
    A Bill to amend the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Acts, in regard to the preparation of a Supplementary Valuation Roll, was presented by the Lord Balfour; read 1a; to be printed; and to be read 2a on Friday, the 2nd of May next. (No. 49.)
    House adjourned at half-past Four o'clock to Thursday next, half-past Ten o'clock.