Lords Sitting of 28 March 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 Certificates from the Examiners that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—South Shields Gas; Kettering Improvement; Littlestone-on-Sea and District Water.
And also the Certificates that the £ Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—Metropolitan Common Scheme (Farnborough) Provisional Order; Metropolitan Common Scheme (Hillingdon East) Provisional Order. The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
Weaver Navigation (Additional Finance) Bill [H.L.]. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the House that the promoters do not intend to proceed further with the Bill. The orders made on the 19th of February and Thursday last discharged. Ordered, That the Bill be not s further proceeded with.
Weaver Navigation (Constitution and Finance) Bill [H.L.]. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the House that the promoters do not intend to proceed further with the Bill. The orders made on the 19th of February and Thursday last discharged. Ordered, That the Bill be not further proceeded with.
New River Company Bill [H.L.]; Victoria University of Yorkshire Bill [H.L.]. now University of Leeds Bill [H.L.]; Huddersfield Corporation Act, 1902 (Amendment) Bill [H.L.]; Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company Bill [H.L.]; Gosport Water Bill [H.L.], Victoria University of Manchester Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.

RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
  TRADE REPORTS (ANNUAL SERIES).
  No. 3131. Argentine Republic (Finances); No. 3132. Western Pacific (Samoa). Presented (by Command), and ordered to lie on the Table.
LOCOMOTIVES ON HIGHWAYS ACT, 1896, AND MOTOR CAR ACT, 1903.
Regulations of Local Government Board as to registration and licensing of motor cars under Section 6 of the Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896, and Section 7 of the Motor Car Act, 1903.
MOTOR CAR ACTS.
Regulations as to use and construction of motor cars made by the Local Government Board under Section 6 of the Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896.
GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE).
Returns of the receipts and expenditure of the General Medical Council and of the Branch Councils, also of receipts and expenditure of the Dental Registration Fund, for the year ended 31st December, 1903.
SUPERANNUATION.
Treasury Minute, dated 24th March, 1904, granted a retired allowance to Thomas G. Stuart-French, Upper Division Clerk, Secretary's Office, Post Office, under Section 2 of the Superannuation Act, 1887.

PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS, 1853 TO 1891 (CONDITIONAL LICENCE).
Licence granted by His Majesty to Emma Mary Agnes West, a convict under detention in Aylesbury Prison, permitting her to be at large on condition that she enter the East End Refuge, Finchley, N.
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Standing Order No. XXXIX. considered (according to order), and suspended for this day's sitting.
SITE FOR DUKE OF YORK'S SCHOOL BILL [H.L.]
Read 3a (according to order); Amendments made; Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS (FUNDS) BILL.
Read 3 (according to order), and passed.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Standing Order No. XXXIX. to be considered To-morrow in order to its being suspended for that day's sitting.
House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed by the Earl Waldegrave.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (No. 1) BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read la. Then (Standing Order No. XXXIX. having been suspended) Bill read 2a—{The Lord Windsor). Committee negatived. Bill read 3a, and passed.
House adjourned at ten minutes past Twelve o'clock a.m. till Three o'clock.