Lords Sitting of 23 December 1915

JUDICIAL BUSINESS.
Ordered, That for the purposes of the Judicial Business of the House, Tuesday the 18 th day of January next, be deemed the "first sitting day of the next ensuing meeting of the House."

RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
Trade Reports (Annual Series)—

No. 5540. United States (Consular District of Portland, Oregon, 1914);

No. 5541.China (Mengtzu, 1914);

No. 5342. United States (Boston, 1914);

No. 5543. United States (Consular District of Baltimore, 1914);

No. 5544. Russia (Odessa, 1914);

No. 5545. Japan (Yokohama, 1914);

No. 5546. Russia (Finland, 1914);

No. 5547. China (Chefoo, 1914);

No. 5548. United States (Savannah, 1914);

No. 5549. France (France, 1913);

No. 5550. Brazil (S'ao Paulo, 1914);

Munitions of War—Return of cases heard before Munitions Tribunals from their inception up to and including the 27th November 1915:
Malay States—Reports for 1914 on the States of Kedah and Perlis, Kelantan, and Trengganu:
Presented (by command) and ordered to lie on the Table.

PARLIAMENT AND REGISTRATION BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed; and to be read 2a on Thursday the 6th of January next (The Lord President (M. Crewe)).(No. 194.)
EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL.
INCREASE OF RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (WAR RESTRICTIONS) BILL.
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY (EXTENSION OF POWERS) BILL.
Returned from the Commons, with the Amendments, agreed to.

GOVERNMENT WAR OBLIGATIONS (No.2) BILL.
Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
LORD IIYLTON: My Lords, in view of the rather limited attendance in your Lordships' House this afternoon I will venture merely formally to move the Second Reading of this Bill.
Moved, That. the Bill be now read 2a.—(Lord Hylton.)
On Question, Bill read 2a.
Committee negatived: Then (Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended) Bill read 3a, and passed.
House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.

ROYAL COMMISSION.
The following fifteen Bills received the Royal Assent—

Finance (No.3).

Indian Civil Service (Temporary Provisions).

Street Collections Regulation (Scotland). Midwives (Scotland).

Judicial Committee.

Indictments.

Evidence (Amendment).

War Loan (Supplemental Provisions).

Government War Obligations (No.2).

Education (Small Population Grants).

Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions).

Trading with the Enemy (Extension of Powers).

Port Dundas Church and Parish, Quoad Sacra, Glasgow Order Confirmation.

London County Council (Celluloid, &c.).

Glasgow Corporation (Celluloid).

THE CHRISTMAS RECESS.
THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD: My Lords, I beg to move that the House do adjourn until Tuesday, January 4, 1916.
Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.
House adjourned at a quarter past One o'clock, to Tuesday, the 4th of January next, a quarter past Four o'clock.