§ 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:— Water Orders Confirmation [H.L.]; Gas and Water Orders Confirmation [H.L.]; Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 3) [H.L.].
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Derwent Valley Water Board Bill [H.L.].Reported from the Select Committee, a with Amendments.
§ Belfast Corporation (Tramways) Bill [H.L]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Newcastle and Gateshead Water Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Lothians Electric Power Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Liverpool and Wigan Churches Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Gosport Water Bill [H.L.]. Commons Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Great Central Railway Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Five Lords appointed a Select Committee on the Bristol Tramways (Extensions) Bill [H.L.] and other Bills, do form the Select Committee for the consideration; of the Great Central Railway Bill; read, and agreed to. All petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bill to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bill.
§ Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill. The order made on Tuesday last appointing certain Lords the Select Committee to consider the Bill, discharged.
§ Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill. Report from the Committee of 306 Selection, That the Five Lords appointed a Select Committee on the Manchester Corporation {General Powers) Bill [H.L.] and other Bills, do form the Select Committee for the consideration of the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill; read, and agreed to. All petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bill to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bill.