§ 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: Poole Corporation Water.
§ Also the Certificate that no further standing Orders are applicable to the following Bill: London County Council (Money).
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Buckhaven, Methil, and Innerleven Burgh Extension Bill [H.L.]. Read 2a.
§ Dowlais Gas Bill; Merthyr Tydfil Gas Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ St. John's (Westminster) Improvement Bill. Brought from the Commons; Read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Crellin's Patents Bill [H.L.]; Rugby Lower School Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to.
§ Haslingden Corporation Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments; The said Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Glasgow and South Western Railway Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to the Glasgow and South Western Railway—Was presented by the Lord Hamilton of Dalzell (pursuant to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, sections 8 and 9); Read 1a; and to be printed. (No. 141.)
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill. Moved, That the order made on March 26th 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 Bills be now read 2agreed to; Bills read 2aaccordingly, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Thursday next.
747§ Gas and Water Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]; Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill [H.L,]; Water Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]. Amendments reported (according to order); and Bills to be read 3a on Thursday next.