Lords Sitting of 29 July 1902

NEW PEER.
The Right Honourable Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, having been created Baron Barrymore of Barrymore, in the county of Cork, was (in the usual manner) introduced.
NEW PEER.
  The Lord Ellenborough sat first in Parliament after the death of his kinsman.
PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS

  SOUTH-EASTERN AND LONDON, CHAT HAM AND DOVER RAILWAYS BILL [H.L.]
  Commons Amendments considered.
  THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (The Earl of SELBORNE):: My Lords, I am advised by the Law Officers that in order to carry out fully the intention of the first Section of Clause 6, and to protect the Admiralty rights and proper access to Sheerness Dockyard, certain small drafting Amendments are necessary.
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  Commons Amendments agreed to, with Amendments; and Bill returned to the Commons.

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 7) BILL.
  Amendments reported (according to Order).
  LORD KENYON: My Lords, I am afraid some apology is due from me to this House and to Lord Newton for my absence yesterday. Perhaps I may explain that I have been going through a cure for that unpleasant malady known as gout at Harrogate. Otherwise I should have been in my place. The Bill in question is a private Bill to which no opposition whatever was expected. The Amendments, which were proposed in my name, were put in at the instance of both parties to the Bill—the District Council of Garston and the Corporation of Liverpool. The District Council area is being included within the borough of Liverpool, and in order to protect themselves, the Garston District Council got these Amendments proposed to the Provisional Order, and the city of Liverpool were quite willing to grant them. The chief Amendment provided for the

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  erection of a library and baths within the district of Garston, which baths and wash-houses are for the whole town of Liverpool. I think we may trust the city of Liverpool to look after itself in this matter, and certainly the district of Garston will benefit greatly by it as well the whole town of Liverpool. I am sorry the noble Lord gave no notice beforehand of any opposition. Otherwise the Local Government Board would have been prepared with their reply, I also regret my absence. I beg to move that the Report of Amendments be now received.
  LORD NEWTON: I should like, before saying anything else, to express my condolence with my noble friend on the fact that he is suffering from a malady which does not generally affect persons enjoying the comparative youth which he does. I am grateful to him for the full and ample explanation of the Amendment which he has given. But I think the Government ought to be grateful to me, for it is through my instrumentality that they have acquired a knowledge of this Bill, which they would not otherwise have obtained. This is an Amendment of a somewhat unusual character, and I think I was justified in asking for the explanation. I regret that I was unable to give my noble friend longer notice, but I believe the Amendment only appeared on the Paper the day before yesterday, and there was hardly an opportunity of doing so. I hope this instance, which is extremely trivial and unimportant in itself, may yet be productive of some benefit, and that we may, in future, not witness the somewhat distressing spectacle of a number of eminent persons sitting on the Government Bench and unable to answer a simple question on a Bill brought in by a Government Department.
  Bill to be read 3a on Thursday next.

  DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD BILL.
  Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
  CITY AND BRIXTON RAILWAY BILL.
  The Chairman of Committees informed the House that the Promoters do not intend to proceed further with the Bill. The Order made on Thursday last discharged. Ordered, that the Bill be not further proceeded with.
  GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (CRUMLIN VIADUCT) BILL—(ON RE-COMMITMENT).
  Reported, with Amendments.
  FLEETWOOD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL.
  Moved, That the Order made on the the 14th March last, "That no Private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 19th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bill be now read 2a; agreed to. Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed for Thursday next.

  LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (SUBWAYS AND TRAMWAYS) BILL,
  LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (TRAM WAYS AND IMPROVEMENTS) BILL,
  EASTBOURNE CORPORATION BILL.
  Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.

  TRAMWAYS ORDERS CONFIRMATION (No. 1) BILL [H.L.]
  Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments. The said Amendments to be considered on Thursday next.

  LEICESTER CORPORATION BILL [H.L.],
  NORTH AND SOUTH SHIELDS ELECTRIC RAILWAY BILL [H.L.],
  WREXHAM DISTRICT TRAMWAYS BILL [H.L.].
  Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments. The said Amendments considered, and agreed to.

  ROSSENDALE VALLEYS TRAMWAYS BILL [H.L.],
  Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments.

  COLWYN BAY AND COLWYN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL,
  FINCHLEY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL,
  CAVEHILL AND WHITEWELL TRAM WAYS BILL,
  LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND RAILWAY BILL,
  WHITECHAPEL AND BOW RAILWAY BILL,
  CLAY CROSS RAILWAY BILL.
  Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.

  PIER AND HARBOUR PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 3) BILL,
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 7) BILL,
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 12) BILL.
  Amendments reported (according to order), and Bills to be read 3a on Thursday next.

RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
  WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
  Despatch by General Lord Kitchener, dated 23rd June, 1902, relative to military operations in South Africa (in continuation of [Cd. 986.])
  EVICTIONS (IRELAND).
  Return of Evictions in Ireland for the quarter ended 30th June, 1902.
  JUDICIAL STATISTICS (IRELAND).
  Part I. Criminal Statistics.

  BOARD OF EDUCATION.
  Minute, dated 21st July, 1902, modifying Articles 130 (9) and (10) of the Code of Regulations for Day Schools, 1902.
  Presented (by command), and ordered to lie upon the Table.

  LONDON CORPORATION.
  Parliamentary Accounts of the Chamberlain of London.
  Account of receipts and payments in respect of the Land Registry, for the year ended 31st March, 1902.

  HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE AND COURT OF APPEAL, ETC.
  Account showing the receipts and expenditure in respect of the High Court of Justice and Court of Appeal during the year ended 31st March, 1902.
  Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.

  ELECTRIC LIGHTING ACTS AMEND. MENT (SCOTLAND) BILL [H.L.],
  PUBLIC LIBRARIES (IRELAND) BILL.
  Reported from the Standing Committee, without Amendment, and to be read 3a on Thursday next.

  POST OFFICE SITES BILL.
  Read 3a (according to order), and passed.

  LIGHT LOAD LINE.
  The following Lords were named of the Select Committee:—E. Spencer, E. Dudley, L. Muskerry, L. Clanwilliam, L, Brassey, L. Pirbright, L. Inverclyde. —E. Clanwilliam.
  The Committee to meet on Tuesday next at Three o'clock, and to appoint their own Chairman.
  House adjourned at twenty-fire minutes before Five o'clock, to Thursday next, half-past Ten o'clock.