§ Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
§ Second Reading postponed accordingly.
§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House that the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—
§ Dewsbury, Batley, and Birstall Tramways.
§ Romford and District Tramways.
§ Hamilton, Motherwell, and Wishaw Tramways.
§ And the Certificates that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have not been complied with:—
§ London County Council (Tramways and Improvements).
§ Wakefield and District Tramways.
§ Gosport, Fareham, and Cosham Tramways.
§ And that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—
1034§ Wellington (Salop) Gas [H.L.]
§ Exeter Railway [H.L.]
§ South Wales Mineral Railway [H.L.]
§ South Western and Isle of Wight Junction Railway [H.L.]
§ Nantwich Gas [H.L.]
§ Cardiff Railway [H.L.]
§ Faversham Gas [H.L.]
§ Bournemouth Gas and Water [H.L.]
§ British Gas Light Company (Norwich) [H.L.]
§ Chatham and District Light Railways [H.L.]
§ Cleveland and Durham County Electric Power [H.L.]
§ Didcot, Newbury, and Southampton Railway [H.L.]
§ Dudley, Stourbridge and District Tramways [H.L.]
§ Knott End Railway (Extension of Time) [H.L.]
§ Western Trust [H.L.]
§ Barry Railway [H.L.]
§ Hexham Gas [H.L.]
§ London, Brighton and South Coast Railway [H.L.]
§ Wirral Railway [H.L.]
§ South Lancashire Tramways [H.L.]
§ Hastings Tramways (Extensions) [H.L.]
§ Pelican and British Empire Life Office [H.L.]
§ Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas [H.L.]
§ Poole and District Electric Traction [H.L.]
§ Port Talbot Railway and Docks [H.L.]
§ Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage [H.L.]
§ South-Eastern and London, Chatham and Dover Railways [H.L.]
§ Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal [H.L.]
§ And that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—
§ Derby Gas [H.L.]
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Antrim, Down, Armagh, and Belfast Electric Power Bill [H.L.]; Aston Manor Improvement Bill [H.L.]; Belfast Water Bill [H.L.]; Bournemouth Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Bristol Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Bury and District Joint Water Board Bill [H.L.]; Carmarthenshire Electric Power Bill [H.L.]; Chard Corporation Gas and Electricity Bill [H.L.], Frinton-on-Sea Sea Defences Bill [H.L.]; Harrogate Water Bill [H.L.]; Hastings Harbour Bill [H.L.]; Mersey Docks and 1035 Harbour Board Bill [H.L.]; Nantwich Urban District Council Bill [H.L.]; North-Western Electricity and Power Gas Bill [H.L.]; Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Oldham Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Pontypridd Urban District Council Bill [H.L.]; Rochester Corporation Tramways and Improvements Bill [H.L.]; Salford Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Sounthorpe Urban District Water Bill [H.L.]; Shropshire, Worcestershire, and East Denbighshire Electric Power Bill [H.L.]; Southampton Harbour Bill [H.L.]; Sutton Coldfield Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Torquay Corporation Water Bill [H.L.]; Willesden Urban District Council Bill [H.L.]; Worthing Corporation (Tramways) Bill [H.L.], read 2a.
§ Scottish American Mortgage Company Bill [H.L.]. Presented; read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.