THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES (LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH)My Lords, the Amendments to the Standing 423 Orders which appear on the Paper in my name are, with one exception, purely of a formal character. The exception to which I refer is No. 30A—
30A. Where by any Bill the construction of a work of any kind is proposed to be authorised by which street traffic or the regulation of street traffic in the Metropolitan Police District may be affected, a copy of so much of the plans and sections required to be deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments as relates to such work shall be deposited at the office of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on or before the thirtieth day of November immediately preceding the application for the Bill.That particular addition to the Standing Orders I do not propose to move to-day, but as I am told there may be some discussion upon it I will postpone it at any rate for a day or so. But with regard to the other Amendments, they have all been carefully looked into by the Chairman of Committees. I have done my best to follow the statements made for the alterations. The Standing Orders as they now stand involve the production to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries of a number of returns and plans which are not found to be useful. The alterations proposed will get rid of those while keeping such plans and deposits as have been found useful in the past. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That the Standing Orders be amended as follows:
§ NOTE.—The words in brackets in small capitals, or struck through are to be omitted, and the words printed in Italics are to be inserted.
§ 26. In cases where tidal lands within the ordinary spring tides are to be acquired or in any way affected a copy of the plans and sections shall on or before the thirtieth day of November, immediately preceding the application for the Bill, be deposited at the Office of the Harbour Department, Board of Trade, marked "Tidal Waters"; and on such copy all tidal waters shall be coloured blue; and, if the plans include any bridge across tidal waters, the dimensions as regards span and headway of the nearest bridges, if any, across the same tidal waters, above and below the proposed new bridge, shall be marked thereon; and in all such cases, such plans and sections shall be accompanied by an Ordnance map of the country over which the works are proposed to extend, or are to be carried, with their position and extent, or route accurately laid down thereon:
424§ [AND, IN CASES WHERE THE WORK IS TO BE SITUATE ON THE BANKS, FORESHORE, OR BED OF ANY RIVER, SO MUCH OF THE PLANS AND SECTIONS AS RELATES TO SUCH RIVER SHALL, ON OR BEFORE THE THIRTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE APPLICATION FOR THE BILL, BE DEPOSITED—
- (1) IF THE RIVER IS IN ENGLAND OR WALES, AT THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES; OR
- (2) IF THE RIVER IS IN SCOTLAND, AT THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND; OR
- (3) IF THE RIVER IS IN IRELAND, AT THE IRISH OFFICE, WESTMINSTER, AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR IRELAND, DUBLIN; AND
- (4) IF THERE BE A BOARD OF CONSERVATORS CONSTITUTED FOR THE CONSERVANCY OF THE RIVER, AT THE OFFICE ALSO OF SUCH BOARD;
§ AND, IF THE PLANS INCLUDE ANY TUNNEL UNDER OR BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER, THE DEPTH OF SUCH TUNNEL BELOW THE BED OF THE RIVER, OR THE SPAN AND HEADWAY OF SUCH BRIDGE SHALL BE MARKED THEREON; AND SUCH PLANS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ORDNANCE MAP OF THE COUNTRY OVER WHICH THE WORKS ARE PROPOSED TO EXTEND OR ARE TO BE CARRIED, WITH THEIR POSITION AND EXTENT OR ROUTE ACCURATELY LAID DOWN THERE-ON.]
§ 26A. Where under the 'powers of any Bill it is proposed to make, extend, or enlarge any dam, weir, or obstruction to the passage of fish in any river or estuary in England or Wales, or any sewer discharging into any such river or estuary, a copy of so much of the plans and sections as relates to the proposed dam, weir, obstruction, or sewer, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of November immediately preceding the application for the Bill, be deposited at the office of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and at the office of any fishery board having jurisdiction over the river or estuary.
§ 26B. In cases where any work proposed to be authorized is to he situate on the banks, foreshore, or bed of any river in Scotland or Ireland a copy of so much of the plans and sections as relates to the portion of the work by which the banks, foreshore, or river-bed may be affected 425 shall, on or before the thirtieth day of November immediately preceding the application for the Bill, be deposited—
§ [(1) IF THE RIVER IS IN ENGLAND OR WALES, AT THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES; OR]
- (1) If the river is in Scotland, at the Office of the Secretary for Scotland; or
- (2) If the river is in Ireland, at the Irish Office, Westminster, and at the Office of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, Dublin; and
- (3) If there be a Board of Conservators constituted for the conservancy of the river, at the Office also of such Board;
§ Deposits on or before the 21st of December.
§ 33. ON or before the twenty-first day of December a printed copy shall be deposited
§ (5) Of every Local Bill affecting foreshore or tidal lands within the ordinary spring tides or relating to any dock, harbour, navigation, pier, port, or tidal waters, at the Office of the Harbour Department of the Board of Trade, marked "Tidal Waters";
§ [(6) OF EVERY BILL OF THE SECOND CLASS WHEREBY IT IS INTENDED TO AUTHORISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY WORK ON THE BANKS, FORESHORE, OR BED OF ANY RIVER, AT THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE CONSERVATORS OF THE RIVER (IF ANY);]
§ (6) Of every Bill whereby it is proposed to authorise in England or Wales the making, extending, or enlarging of any dam, weir, or obstruction to the passage of fish in any river or estuary, or of any sewer discharging into any such river or estuary, or the abstraction of water from any river, at the Office of the Board of Agriculture 426 and Fisheries and at the Office of any fishery board having jurisdiction over the river or estuary.
§ 64. IN the case of every Bill brought from the House of Commons in which provisions have been inserted in that House empowering the Promoters thereof, being a company already constituted by Act of Parliament, to execute, undertake, or contribute towards any work other than that for which it was originally established, or to sell or lease their undertaking or any part thereof, or to enter into agreements with any other company for the working, maintenance, management, or use of the railway or works of either company, or any part thereof, or to amalgamate their undertaking or any part thereof with any other undertaking, or to purchase any other undertaking or any part thereof, or any additional lands, or to abandon their undertaking or any part thereof, or to dissolve the said company, or in which any such provisions originally contained in the Bill have been materially altered in that House, or in which any such powers are conferred on any company not being the Promoters of the Bill, the Examiner shall report as to compliance or non-compliance with the following requirements:
§ The Bill as introduced or proposed to be introduced into this House shall be submitted to the proprietors of any every such company, at a meeting held specially for that purpose:
§ A. [IN THE CASE OF EVERY BILL WHEREBY IT IS PROPOSED TO IMPOUND THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE WATER OF ANY RIVER OR STREAM, AND TO GIVE A FLOW OF WATER IN COMPENSATION FOR THE WATER SO IMPOUNDED, THE COMMITTEE ON THE BILL SHALL INQUIRE INTO THE EXPEDIENCY OF MAKING PROVISION SO FAR AS MAY BE PRACTICABLE, THAT THE WHOLE, OR A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SUCH COMPENSATION WATER SHALL BE GIVEN IN A CONTINUOUS FLOW THROUGHOUT THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF EVERY DAY.]
§ 110A. In the case of every Bill whereby it is proposed to impound or abstract the whole or any part of the water of any river or stream, the Committee on the Bill shall inquire into the expediency of making provision, so far as may be practicable, for giving a flow of water in compensation for the water so impounded or abstracted, and for giving the whole or a minimum amount of such compensation water in a. continuous 427 flow throughout the twenty-four hours of every day. —(Lord Balfour of Burleigh. )
§ On Question, Motion agreed to: Standing Orders amended accordingly, and to be printed as amended. (No.134.)