§ The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House that the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with: North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply [H.L.].
§ The same was ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Beckenham Urban District Council Bill. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.
§ Wood Green Urban District Council Bill. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland Bill; Wigan Corporation Tramways Bill; South Staffordshire Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Great Northern Railway Bill; Broadstairs Gas Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Midland and Belfast and Northern Counties Railways Bill. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Wellingborough and District Tram-roads Bill. Report from the Select Committee, That the promoters do not intend to proceed further with the Bill: Ordered that the Bill be not further proceeded with.
§ Cheshire Lines Committee Bill; Merthyr Tydfil Urban District Council Bill; Grindleford, Baslow, and Bake well Railway Bill; Highland and Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Companies Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Provisional Order Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 13) Bill. Brought from the Commons.
1498§ Kingston-upon-Hull Corporation Bill: Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (Extension of Time) Bill. Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Hastings Tramways (Extensions) Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments.
§ Local Government (Transfer of Powers) Bill. Reported from the Standing Committee without further Amendment The Report of the Amendments made in Committee of the Whole House to be received on Thursday next.
§ Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Provisional Order Bill (No. 158); Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 13) Bill (No. 159). Read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 14) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 10) Bill. Read 3a (according to Order), with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a (according to Order) Amendments made; Bill passed and sent to the Commons.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 9) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 17) Bill; Local Government Provisional Order (No. 18) Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 16th day of March last, "That no Provisional Order Confirmation Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after Thursday the 18th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bills be now read 2a; agreed to; Bills read 2a accordingly.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill. Committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 9) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 17) Bill; Local 1499 Government Provisional Order (No. 18) Bill. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.
§ Local Government Provisional Order (No. 16) Bill. House in Committee (according to Order). Amendments made. Standing Committee negatived. The Report of Amendments to be received on Thursday next.
§ Education Board Provisional Order Confirmation (London) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a (according to Order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Hamilton Burgh Provisional Order Bill; Broughty Ferry Gas Provisional Order Bill. Read 3a (according to Order), and passed.