§ Report from, That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the Ards Railways Kill ought to be dispensed with and the Bill allowed to proceed provided Clauses 79 and 81 be struck out unless proof be given before the Examiners that the Bill has been approved by the proprietors of the Belfast and County Down Railway Company present at a meeting called and held in accordance with Standing Order 64.
§ Read, and agreed to.
§ South West Suburban Water Bill.—Reported, with Amendments.
§ River Wandle Protection Bill [H.L.].—Reported, with Amendments.
§ Ards Railways Bill.—Moved, That the order made on the 25th day of March last, "That no Private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 18th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bill be 994 now read 2a; agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed for Tuesday next.
§ Wishaw Burgh Electricity, etc., Bill.—Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ River Wandle Protection Bill [H.L.].—Moved, "That Standing Order No. 143 be considered and dispensed with, in respect, of the said Bill, and that the Bill be now read 3a; agreed to; Bill read 3 accordingly, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Garw and Ogmore Gas Bill.—Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.
§ Public Offices Sites (Extension) Bill; London United Tramways Bill, Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill—(Bradfield Rural Order); Holder-ness Water Bill.—Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Lord Willoughby de Broke and the Lord Colchester be proposed to the House as Members of the Select Committee on the said Bills in the place of the Lord Elphinstone and the Lord Hindlip; read, and agreed to.
§ Falkirk and District Water Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.].—Read 3a according to order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Cornwall, etc.) Bill [H.L.].—House in Committee (according to order): The Amendments proposed by the Committee made: Standing Committee negatived; the Report of Amendments to be received on Monday next.