§ Report from, That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the Petition for a Bill by the North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Company ought to be dispensed with, and leave given to introduce the Bill.
§ That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the Petition for a Bill by the Alexandra Park Trustees ought to be dispensed with.
§ Read, and agreed to.
§ North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Bill [H.L.]. Presented (pursuant to leave given this day); read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.
§ Hyde Corporation Bill; Cheshire Lines Committee Bill; Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company Bill [H L.]; Shropshire, Worcestershire, and East Denbighshire Electric Power Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Bill. Reported, without Amendment.
§ Watford and Edgware Railway Bill. Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee had not proceeded with the consideration of the Bill, no parties having appeared in opposition thereto; read and ordered to lie on the Table. 901 The orders made on the 16th instant and Tuesday last discharged, and Bill committed.
§ Romford and District Tramways Bill. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.
§ Crystal Palace District Gas Bill. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.
§ Western Valleys (Monmouthshire) Sewerage Board Bill; South Shields Corporation 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 Bills be now read 2a; agreed to; Bills read 2a accordingly, and committed. The Committees to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Lochnell Estate Bill [H.L.]; Gosport, Fareham, and Cosham Tramways Bill [H.L.], now Gosport and Fareham Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Manchester Corporation Bill [H.L.]; West Bromwich Corporation Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Ulster and Connaught Light Railways Bill. Brought from the Commons; read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.
§ Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (East Ham, &c.) Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with an Amendment.
§ Southampton Harbour Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons, agreed to, with Amendments; The said Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (Housing of the Working Classes) Bill. Returned from the Commons, with the Amendment agreed to.
§ Irvine and District Water Board Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to Irvine and District Water Board was presented by the Lord Balfour (pursuant to the 902 Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, Sections 8 and 9); read 1a; and to be printed. (No. 148.)
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 7) 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 Bill be now read 2a; agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 10) Bill. House in Committee (according to Order); Amendments made; Standing Committee negatived; Report of Amendments to be received on Thursday next.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 12) Bill. House in Committee (according to Order); Bill reported without Amendment; Standing Committee negatived; and Bill to be read 3a on Thursday next.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 14) Bill. House in Committee (according to Order); Amendments made; Standing Committee negatived; Report of Amendments to be received on Thursday next.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (Poor Law) Bill. House in Committee (according to Order); Bill reported without Amendment; Standing Committee negatived; and Bill to be read 3a on Thursday next.
§ Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North-Western Railways (Steam Vessels) Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Lord Stanmore be proposed to the House as a member of the Select Committee on the said Bill in the place of the Lord Stewart of Garlies (E. Galloway); read, and agreed to.
§ Bury and District Joint Water Board Bill [H.L.]; Education Board Provisional Order Confirmation (London) Bill [H.L.]; Brighton Corporation Bill [H.L.]. Report from the Committee of Selection, That 903 the Lord Kilmaine be proposed to the House as a member of the Select Committee on the said Bills in the place of the Lord Belhaven and Stenton; read, and agreed to.
§ Leigh Corporation Bill; Welling-borough and District Tramroads Bill; Midland and Belfast and Northern Counties Railways Bill; Mullingar, Kells, and Drogheda Railway Bill; Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway Bill; London County Council (Tramways and Improvements) Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Earl of Craven be proposed to the House as a member of the Select Committee on the said Bills in the place of the Lord Kilmaine; read, and agreed to.
§ Education Board Provisional Order Confirmation (London) Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Lord Kenyon be proposed to the House as a member of the Select Committee on the said Bill in the place of the Viscount Hutchinson (E. Donoughmore); read, and agreed to.
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill, (No. 151); Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill, (No. 152). Brought from the Commons. Read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.