§ North and South Shields Electric Railway Bill; Metropolitan District Railway Bill. Reported without Amendment.
§ Lord Tredegar's Supplemental Estate Bill [H.L.]; Manchester Corporation Bill; Kettering Water Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Metropolitan Railway Bill. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported, with Amendments.
§ Brixham Gas (Electric Lighting) Bill. The consent of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in right of his Duchy of Cornwall, signified; and Bill reported with Amendments.
§ Buenos Ayres Grand National Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Channel Ferry Railway and Quay Bill [H.L.]; Hull Joint Dock Bill [H.L.]. Commons Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Hackney Electricity Bill. Committed.
§ Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Electric Power Bill. Brought from the Commons, read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.
§ Land Drainage Provisional Order Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill; Local Government Provisional Order (No. 6) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 7) Bill; Local Government Provisional Order (Poor Law) Bill; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill. Read 3a (according to order), and passed.
§ Gas and Water Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]; Water Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Gas Orders Con- 562 firmation (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]. House in Committee (according to order): Amendments made: Standing Committee negatived: The Report of Amendments to be received To-morrow.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]. House again in Committee (according to order): Amendments m9.de: Standing Committee negatived: The Report of Amendments to be received To-morrow.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (Gas) Bill; Ascot District Gas (Electric Lighting) Bill; Twickenham and Teddington Electric Supply Bill; Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Bill; Pontefract Corporation Bill; Edinburgh Corporation Bill; Lancashire Electric Power Bill; Middlesex County Council (General Powers) Bill; North West London Railway Bill; Bristol Corporation Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for the consideration of the said Bills; (viz.) L. Clifford of Chudleigh (Chairman), L. Colchester,. L. Wynford, L. Ritchie, L. Sanderson;, agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly: The Committee to meet on Wednesday the 4th of July next, at Eleven O'clock; and all petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bills to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bills.