§ The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—Dundalk Urban District Council; Knott End Railway; Swinton and Mexborough Gas.
§ Also the Certificates that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 2) [H.L.]; Gas Orders Confirmation [H.L.]; Gas and Water Orders Confirmation [H.L.]; Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) [H.L.]; Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 1) [H.L.]; Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 2) [H.L.].
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Conway and Colwyn Bay Joint Water Board Bill.—The Chairman of Committees informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn. The Orders made on the 1st of April last discharged, and Bill committed.
§ Great Western Railway (Superannuation Scheme) Bill [H.L.].—Commons Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Bill [H.L.].—Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Dublin and South Eastern Railway Bill; City of Glasgow Bill.—Read 3a, and passed.
§ Huddersfield Water Bill [H.L.].—Returned from the Commons agreed to.
§ Edinburgh Corporation (Tramways, etc.) Order Confirmation Bill (No. 62); Leith Harbour and Docks Order Con- 874 firmation Bill (No. 63).—Brought from the Commons and read 1a; to be printed; and (pursuant to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899), deemed to have been read 2a (The Lord Herschell), and reported from the Committee.
§ Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Order (No. 4) Bill [H.L.].—Read 2a (according to order).
§ Tramways Order Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.].—Amendments reported (according to order), and Bill to be read 3a to-morrow.
§ Hurly's Divorce Bill [H.L.].—Amendments reported (according to order), and Bill to be read 3a To-morrow.