Lords Sitting of 16 May 1904

The Earl of Chichester sat first in Parliament after the death of his brother.

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:—Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 1).
Also the Certificate that no Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bill:—Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 3).
Also the Certificates that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—Barnet District Gas and Water; Crystal Palace District Gas.
And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—Tottenham Improvement.
The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
Filey Improvement Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with Amendments.
Great Western Railway Bill [H.L.]. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
St. Marylebone Electric Lighting Bill. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
Manchester Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.]. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Steam Vessels) Bill. Read 2a, and committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
Portmadoc, Beddgelert, and South Snowdon Railway Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a.
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Amendments made. Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.
Preston Corporation Water Bill [H.L.]; Bournemouth Corporation (Tramways) Bill [H.L.]; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Bill [H.L.]; St. Mary Woolnoth Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
Croydon Gas Bill. Read 3a with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
Canal Rates and Charges (Regents Canal) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill [H.L.]. To be read 2a Tomorrow.
Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill. Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 78.)
Pier and Harbour Provisional; Order (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. House in Committee (according to order). An Amendment made. Standing Committee negatived. The Report of Amendment to be received To-morrow.
Educational Board Provisional Order Confirmation (London) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a (according to order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.
Manchester Corporation (General Powers) Bill [H.L.]: Manchester Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.]. The order made on Tuesday the 26th of April last appointing certain Lords the Select Committee to consider the Bills, discharged.

RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
  TRADE.
  Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with Foreign Countries and British Possessions, 1903, compared with the four preceding years: Volume II. (Abstract and detailed tables of trade with each country and at each port). Presented (by Command), and ordered to lie on the Table.
  MEDWAY CONSERVANCY.
  Statement of Receipts and Expenditure by the Conservators, for the year ended 25th March, 1904. Delivered (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.
NEW BILL.
  RE-VACCINATION BILL [H.L.]
  A Bill to provide for the Re-vaccination of children after the age of twelve— Was presented by the Duke of Northumberland; read 1a; and to be printed. (No. 77.)
  PRIZE COURTS BILL [H.L.]
  House in Committee (according to order). Bill reported without amendment, and re-committed to the Standing Committee.

  WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (METRIC SYSTEM) BILL [H.L.]
  Amendments reported (according to order.)
  LORD BELHAVEN AND STENTON: My Lords, there are additional Amendments in my name which I should like to say a few words upon. The Bill as reprinted is in accordance with the Amendments which were put before us by the Board of Trade. The Home Office, however, did not entirely approve of the Bill in that form and they made some Amendments thereon. The Amendments I now move are those which have been agreed to by the Home Office and the Board of Trade together, in conjunction with the Parliamentary draftsman.
  Amendments moved—
  "In Clause 3, page 2, line 15, to leave out the words "be deemed to; in line 18, to leave out the words 'if not so made shall be void and; in line 20, after the word system to insert the words 'and if any person makes or has any contract, bargain, sale, or dealing, or charges or collects any toll or duty contrary to the provisions of this section, he shall, on conviction under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding 40s.'; in line 24, to leave out the words 'render void' and to insert the words 'apply to'; and in line 25, to leave out from the word 'Kingdom' to the word 'or' in line 28, and to insert the words 'or in respect of any subject-matter
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  outside the United Kingdom, or of any goods to be imported into or exported from the United Kingdom, if made or had according to the system of weights and measures in force in the foreign country concerned."—(Lord Belhaven and Stenton.)
  On Question, Amendments agreed to. Bill to be read 3a To-morrow; and to be printed as amended. (No. 79.)
  House adjourned at twenty-minutes before Five o'clock, till To-morrow, half past Ten o'clock.