§ 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:—London County Council (Money); Education Board Provisional Order Confirmation (London) [H.L.].
§ Also the Certificate that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—City of London (Central Criminal Court House).
§ And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:—Amersham, Beaconsfield, and District Water.
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Newcastle and Gateshead Water Bill [H.L.]. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.
2§ City of London (Central Criminal Court House) Bill. Examiners' Certificate of non-compliance with the Standing Orders referred to the Standing Orders Committee on Thursday next.
§ Harrogate Waterworks Tramroad Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Leeds Corporation (Waterworks) Railway Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Cardiff Railway Bill [H.L.]. Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee had not proceeded with the consideration of the Bill, the opposition thereto having been withdrawn; read, and ordered to lie on the Table. The orders made on the 19th of February and 24th of March last discharged, and Bill committed.
§ Manchester Ship Canal (Finance) Bill [H.L.]; Ebbw Vale Urban District Water Bill [H.L.]; Shipley Urban District Council Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Great Northern and City Railway (Extension of Time) Bill; Corbridge Gas Bill. Read 3a, and passed.
3§ Hampton-in-Arden Gas Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Local Government Provisional Order (Poor Law) Bill. Brought from the Commons; read la; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 59.)
§ Great Yarmouth Corporation Bill [H.L.]. 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. The orders made on the 11th of March and Friday last discharged, and Bill committed.
§ Mullingar, Kells, and Drogheda Railway Bill; Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill. Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Neath, Pontardawe, and Brynaman Railway Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Education Board Provisional Order Confirmation (Birmingham) Bill [H.L.]. A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order made by the Board of Education under the Education Acts, 1870 to 1903, to enable the Council of the City and County Borough of Birmingham to put in force the Lands Clauses Acts, was presented by the Earl of Onslow (for the Lord President (E. Vane [M. Londonderry])); read la; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 56.)
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill [H.L.]. (No. 57.) A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888, relating to Ashford (Kent), Ely, Ham, Hexham, Horley, Keynsham (Somerset), Kings-wood, Newton Abbot (Extension), Teign-mouth (Amendment), and Walton-upon-Thames; and
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill [H.L.]. (NO. 58.) A Bill to: confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888, the Electric Lighting (Scotland Act), 1890, and the Electric Lighting (Scotland) Act, 1902, relating to Musselburgh, Portpatrick, and Wishaw.
4§ Were presented by the Earl Walde-grave (for the Lord Wolverton); read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.