§ Southend Water Bill [H.L.].—Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Electric Supply Corporation Bill [H.L.].—Read 2a, and committed.
§ Midland Railway Bill [H.L.];York (Micklegate Strays) Bill [H.L.]; Sheffield Corporation Bill [H.L.]; City of London (Union of Parishes) Bill [H.L.]; Cavehill and Whitewell Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Aberdeen Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Broad-stairs and St. Peter's Urban District Water Bill [H.L.].—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. Howard De Walden,
§ L. Sinclair,
§ L. Clements (E. Leitrim),
§ L. Seaton,
§ L. Ludlow (Chairman);
§ agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly: The Committee to meet on Thursday 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.
§ Southport, Birkdale, and West Lancashire Water Board Bill [H.L.]; Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield (District) Waterworks 178 Bill [H.L.]; Colne Valley Water Bill [H.L.]; Coventry Corporation Water Bill [H.L.].—Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Earl of Devon be proposed to the House as a member of the Select Committee on the said Bills in the place of the Lord Biddulph; read and agreed to.
§ Metropolitan Water Board (Charges etc.) Bill; Metropolitan Water Board (Various Powers) Bill.—Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House to: form the Select Committee to join with the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the said Bills; viz.:—
§ M. Winchester,
§ E. Manvers,
§ V. Cross,
§ L. Aberdare,
§ L. Leith of Fyvie;
§ agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly: Ordered that such Committee have power to agree with the Committee of the House of Commons in the appointment of a Chairman. Then a message was ordered to be sent to the House of Commons in answer to their message of the 26th of March last, to inform them of the appointment of the said Committee by this House, and to propose that the Joint Committee do meet in Committee Room A. on Thursday next at three o'clock.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill.—Read 2a (according to order), and committed.