§ The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:—Sutton District Water.
§ Also the Certificate that no Standing g Orders are applicable to the following Bill:— Local Government Provisional Order (No. 10).
§ And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—South Wales Electrical Power Distribution Company.
§ The same were ordered to lie on the e Table.
§ London Squares and Enclosures Bill [H.L.]. The Marquess Camden consented to the Bill.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 7) Bill—(Barton-upon-Irwell Order). A petition of Messrs. Baker and Company of 54, Parliament Street, Westminster, Parliamentary Agents, praying for leave to present a petition of the Barton-upon-Irwell Rural District Council, praying to be heard by council against the Order, although the time limited by Standings Order No. 93 for presenting such petition has expired; read, and ordered to lie on the Table, and Standing Order No. 93 to be considered To-morrow in order to its being dispensed with in respect of the said petition.
§ South Wales Electrical Power Distribution Company Bill. Examiner's Certificates of non-compliance with the Standing Orders referred to the Standing Orders Committee on Thursday next.
§ Derby Gas Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
1242§ Buckhaven, Methil, and Innerleven Burgh Extension Bill [H.L.]. Reported with Amendments.
§ Water Provisional Order Bill. The Chairman of Committees informed the House that the Promoters do not intend to proceed further with the Bill; The orders of the 29th of June and Thursday last discharged. Ordered that the Bill be not further proceeded with.
§ Great Northern Railway Bill. The Chairman of Committees informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn. The orders made on Tuesday and Thursday last discharged, and Bill committed for To-morrow.
§ South Lincolnshire Water Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 26th day of March last, " That no Private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 19th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bill be now read 2a; agreed to: Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed.
§ London Squares and Enclosures Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ London United Tramways Bill. Watford Gas Bill. Twickenham and Teddington Electric Supply Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Devon, etc.) Bill [H.L.]. Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Kesteven, etc.) Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to.
§ Newport Corporation Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments.
§ Scottish Union and National Insurance Company Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments: The said Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Cheltenham Gas Bill. Huddersfield Corporation Bill. London and South Western Railway Bill. London County Buildings Bill. Metropolitan Water 1243 Board Bill. North East London Railway Bill. Peterborough Gas Bill. Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 7) Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 26th day of March last, " That no Provisional Order Confirmation Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 19th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bill be now read 2a; agreed to: Bill read 2a accordingly.