§ Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Bill; Worcestershire County Council (Bridges) Bill Reported, without Amendment.
§ London and North - Western Railway Bill. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported, with Amendments.
§ Earl of Stamford's Cheshire Estate Bill [H.L.]; Metropolitan Electric Tramways Bill; Dublin United Tramways Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
§ London County Council (General Powers) Bill; Rhondda Urban District Council Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 11) Bill—(Durham and Framwelgate Order opposed); Bolton Corporation Bill; Wemyss Dock Bill [H.L.]; North Eastern Railway Bill; North Eastern Railway (Steam Vessels) Bill. Leave given to the Select Committee to adjourn over To-morrow.
§ Malvern Water Bill; Rathmines and Rathgar Extension and Improvement Bill. Moved, That the order made on; the 16th day of March last, "That no; Private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 27th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bills be now read 2a; agreed to. Bills read 2a accordingly, and committed. The Committees to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Metropolitan Electric Supply Company (Various Powers) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Liverpool, etc.) Bill [H.L.]; Education Board Provisional Order Confirmation (London No. 2) Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to.
§ Gas Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments.
215§ Hitchin and District Gas Bill. Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.
§ Paisley District Tramways Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to Paisley District Tramways. Was presented by the Marquess of Linlithgow (pursuant to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, Sections 8 and 9); read 1a; and to be printed. (No. 135.)
§ Esk Valley Power-Gas Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to Esk Valley Power-Gas. Was presented by the Marquess of Linlithgow; read 1a: 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. (No. 136.)
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 16th day of March last, "That no Provisional Order Confirmation Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 27th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bills be now read 2a; agreed to; Bills read 2a accordingly.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill Committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee, of Selection.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.
§ Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L,]. Amendments reported (according to order), and Bill to be read 3a on Thursday next.
§ Millport Piers and Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Bill; Local Govern- 216 ment Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill-Bead 3a (accordingl to order), and passed.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders. (No. 9) Bill [H.L.] Read 3a (according to order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.