§ 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:—Local Government Provisional Order (No. 4). The same was ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Tynemouth Gas Bill [H.L.]. Commons Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Birkdale Improvement Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
§ South Shields Gas Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Lord Tredegar's Supplemental Estate Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Scarisbrick Estate (Amendment) Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with an Amendment.
§ City of London (Central Criminal Court House) Bill. Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Lancashire Electric Power Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to.
§ Barnard Castle Gas Bill [H.L.]; St. Bartholomew's Hospital Bill [H.L.]; Preston, Chorley, and Horwich Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments. The said Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Midland Railway Bill. Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.
§ Govan Corporation Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.] (No. 110). A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to the burgh of Govan.
§ Caledonian Railway Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.] (No. 111). A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to the Caledonian Railway; And
§ Glasgow and South-Western Railway Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.] (No. 112). A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to the Glasgow and South-Western 942 Railway.—Were presented by the Lord Kintore (E. Kintore)(pursuant to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, Sections 8 and 9); read 1a; and to be printed.
§ Wishaw Corporation Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.] (No. 113). A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to Wishaw Corporation; And
§ Airdrie Corporation Gas Order Bill [H.L.] (No. 114). A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to Airdrie Corporation Gas.—Were presented by the Lord Kintore (E. Kintore); read la; 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.
§ Hamilton Gas Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order by the Secretary for Scotland under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892, relating to the Hamilton Gas, was presented by the Lord Kintore (E. Kintore). Then it was moved, that the Order of the 14th of March last, "That no Bill originating in this House confirming any Provisional Order or Provisional Certificate shall be read a first time after Tuesday the 3rd of May next," be dispensed with in respect of the said Bill, and that the Bill be now read la; agreed to; Bill read 1a; accordingly; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 115.)
§ Education Board Provisional Order (Swansea) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 7) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 12) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 14) Bill; Local Government Provisional Order (No. 15) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (Gas) Bill; Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]. House in Committee (according to Order). Bills reported without Amendment. Standing Committee negatived; and Bills to be read 3a to-morrow.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill [H.L.]. House in Committee (according to Order). Amendments made. 943 Standing Committee negatived. The Report of Amendments to be received To-morrow.
§ Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a (according to Order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.