Lords Sitting of 9 February 1904

PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House that the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:—Torquay Tramways. The same was ordered to lie on the Table.
RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
  TRADE REPORTS: ANNUAL SERIES.
  No. 3120. Finances of Italy for 1903. Presented (by Command), and ordered to lie on the Table.
  DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS ACT, 1877.
  Order, dated 13th October, 1903, revoking the Orders of the Board of Agriculture under the Act, dated respectively 22nd August, 1901, 31st May, 1902, and 5th June, 1902.
  COMMONS ACT, 1876.
  Reports by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries upon an application for a Provisional Order for the regulation of Oxshott Heath, in the parish of Cobham, in the county of Surrey; Merrow Downs, in the parish of Merrow, in the county of Surrey.

  PRIVATE PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1899.
  Report by the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons, under Section 2 of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, That, having regard to Section 16 (2) of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, the provisions of the Clyde Valley Electrical Power Order; the Govan Burgh (Electricity) Order; the Lothians Electric Power Order; and of Part V. of the Kirkcaldy Corporation Order; are of such a character that they ought to be dealt with by Private Bills and not by Provisional Orders.
  That the provisions of the Clyde Navigation (Shieldhall Dock) Order; the Clyde
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  Navigation (Works) Order; and of the Young and Bell's Patents Order; are of such a character that they ought to be dealt with by Private Bills and not by Provisional Orders.
  That, save as aforesaid, the Provisional Orders be allowed to proceed, subject to such recommendations as may be hereafter made with respect to the several orders.

  LUNACY COMMISSION.
  Return to the Lord Chancellor of the number of visits made, and the number of patients seen, by the several Commissioners in Lunacy, during the six months ended the 31st December, 1903.

  TRANSVAAL GOVERNMENT THREE PER CENT. GUARANTEED STOCK.
  Treasury Minute, dated 1st November, 1903, guaranteeing the payment of interest and repayment of principal of the Transvaal Government Three per cent. Guaranteed Stock.
  Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.
  House adjourned at a quarter before Four o'clock, to Thursday next, half-past Ten o'clock.