Lords Sitting of 28 April 1913

Preamble
The LORD CNANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have not been complied with:

Alexandra Park and Palace—(Petition for Bill).

Northern Junction Railway.

The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

ALEXANDRA PARK AND PALACE.
(Petition for Bill.)
Examiner's Certificate of non-compliance with the Standing Orders referred to the Standing Orders Committee on Friday next.

LORD WIMBORNE'S ESTATE.
Petition for a Private Bill, together with a copy of the proposed Bill annexed thereto; read, and referred to two English Judges.
PORTHCAWL AND DISTRICT GAS AND ELECTRICITY BILL. [H.L.]
Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee had not proceeded with the consideration of the Bill the opposition thereto having been withdrawn; read, and ordered to lie on the Table: The orders made on the 17th.of March last discharged, and Bill committed.
WIMBLEDON AND SUTTON RAILWAY BILL. [H.L.]
Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.

BARRY RAILWAY BILL. [H.L.]
Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
HERNE BAY GAS AND ELECTRICITY BILL.
SWANAGE URBAN DISTRICT WATER BILL.
TITCHFIELD DISTRICT GAS BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.

EDUCATION BOARD PROVISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMATION (LONDON No. 2) BILL. [H.L.] (No. 33.)
A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order made by the Board of Education under the Education Acts, 1870 to 1911, to enable the London County Council to put in force the Lands Clauses Acts: And

EDUCATION BOARD PROVISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMATION (LONDON No. 3) BILL. [H.L.] (No. 34.)
A Bill to confirm a. Provisional Order made by the Board of Education under the Education Acts, 1870 to 1911, to enable the London County Council to put in force the Lands Clauses Acts
—Were presented by the Earl Beauchamp; read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 2) BILL. [H.L.]
A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 to 1909, relating to Barnet (Extension), Barton-on-Humber, Basingstoke, Derby (Extension), Doncaster (Extension), Ellesmere Port and Whitby, Kingswear, Leatherhead and District (Extension), Mid-Sussex and Northwood and Ruislip (Extension)—Was presented by the Lord Granard (E. Granard); road 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 35.)
WEST HAMPSHIRE WATER BILL. [H.L.]
ROCHFORD RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL. [H.L.]
LLANTRISANT GAS BILL. [H.L.]
BRADFORD CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
Leave given to the Select Committee to continue sitting in the absence of the Lord Monteagle of Brandon.
GREENOCK PORT AND HARBOURS BILL. [H.L.]
IPSWICH DOCK BILL. [H.L.]
BRIGHTON CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
Leave given to the Select Committee to adjourn over To-day.

LLANTRISANT GAS BILL. [H.L.]
Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Earl Ferrers be proposed to the House as a Member of the Select Committee on the said Bills in the place of the Lord Monteagle of Brandon; read, and agreed to.
NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT, 1911.
Regulations made by the National Health Insurance Joint Committee and the Welsh Insurance Commissioners acting jointly, as to Employed Contributors working under the general control and management of some person other than their immediate employer; Laid before the House (pursuant to Act) and to be printed. (No. 36.)

IMPORTED FOOD SUPPLIES.
LORD DESBOROUGH LORD DESBOROUGH had the following Notice on the Paper—
To move for a Return showing annually, for each year since 1903 inclusive in a summarised form, the imported quantities of (1) wheat, wheat meal, and flour; (2) meat, including animals for food; and (3) sugar retained for home consumption; and also the countries from which these supplies of food were derived (in continuation of the Return presented to the House of Commons on 26th May, 1903).
The noble Lord said: My Lords, I understand from the noble Earl who represents the Board of Trade in your Lordships' House that his Department are ready to grant this Return, but at their request and in order to make the Return harmonious I ask leave to substitute the year 1904 for the year 1903.
Moved, That there be laid before the House a Return showing annually, for each year since 1904 inclusive in a summarised form, the imported quantities of (1) wheat, wheat meal, and flour; (2) meat, including animals for food; and (3) sugar retained for home consumption; and also the countries from which these supplies of food were derived (in continuation of the Return presented to the House of Commons on 26th May, 1903).—(Lord Desborough.)
THE EARL OF GRANARD: My Lords, as I have intimated to the noble Lord by letter, the Board of Trade will be glad to grant this Return provided that the year 1904 is inserted in the place of the year 1903. For reasons which I explained in my letter the Return will be more valuable in that form than in the form in which it stands on the Paper.
On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.

FORGERY BILL. [H.L.]
The Lord Balfour discharged from serving on the Joint Committee and the Lord Ashton of Hyde added to the Committee in his place.
House adjourned at half-past Four o'clock, till To-morrow, a quarter past Four o'clock.