HL Deb 09 July 1903 vol 125 cc125-7

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:— Gateshead Corporation.

And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—

Ulster and Connaught Light Railways.

The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

London County Council (Tramways and Improvements) Bill. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.

Hastings Tramways (Extensions) Bill [H.L.]. Commons Amendments considered, and agreed to.

London County Council (General Powers) Bill. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.

Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (Transfer) Bill. Reported with Amendments.

Brighton Corporation Bill [H.L.]. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.

Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill. Leave given to the Select Committee to adjourn over to-morrow, and not to sit till twelve o'clock on Monday next.

North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Bill [H.L.]. Read 2a.

Erith Tramways and Improvement Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 16th day of March last, "That no Private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 18th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bill be now read 2a; agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed: The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.

Jewish Colonisation Association Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to.

Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 7) Bill; Returned from the Commons, with the Amendment agreed to.

Hampton Court Gas Bill, Charing Cross, Euston, and Hampstead Railway Bill. Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.

Aberdeen Corporation Tramways Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.] (No. 161.). A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to Aberdeen Corporation Tramways; and Perth Corporation (Tramways) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.] (NO. 162.). A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to Perth Corporation (Tramways), were presented by the Lord Balfour; read 1a; to be printed; and (pursuant to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, section 7), deemed to have been read 2a; and reported from the Committee.

Local Government Provisional Order (No. 16) Bill. Amendments reported (according to Order), and Bill to be read 3a to-morrow.

Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 9) Bill. Committee of the Whole House (which stands appointed for this day) put off to Tuesday next.

Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 17) Bill; Local Government Provisional Order (No. 18) Bill. House in Committee (according to Order); Bills reported without Amendment; Standing Committee negatived; and Bills to be read 3a to-morrow.

Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill; Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill; Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill; Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill; Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill. Moved, That the Order made on the 16th 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, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

London County Council (Tramways and Improvements) Bill. The order made on the 23rd of June last appointing certain Lords the Select Committee to consider the Bill, discharged.

London County Council (Tramways and Improvements) Bill; Metropolitan Police Provisional Order Bill; London United Tramways Bill; Harrow Road and Paddington Tramways Bill; South Shields Corporation Bill; Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Bill; Ebbw Vale Water and Improvement Bill; Western Valleys (Monmouthshire) Sewerage Board Bill; Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for the consideration of the said Bills—viz.,

Agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly: The Committee to meet on Monday next, at Twelve o'clock; and all petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bills to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bills.