§ Petition of the Shropshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire Electric Power Company under their Common Seal praying for leave to introduce a Bill to empower the Shropshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire Electric Power Company to raise additional capital and for other purposes; together with a copy of the said Bill annexed thereto; read, and referred to the Examiners.
§ The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the Standing, Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:
§ Tramways Provisional Orders. [H.L.]
§ Also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:
§ Tyne Improvement.
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ LEEDS CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
§ WEST HARTLEPOOL CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
§ SHOREHAM BY-SEA URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL. [H.L.]
§ BIRMINGAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS BILL. [H.L.]
§ BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL BANK BILL. [H.L.]
§ BOURNEMOUTH GAS AND WATER BILL.
§ Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for the consideration of the said Bills; (viz.),
- D. Northumberland (Chairman),
- V. Hood,
- L. Aberdare,
- L. Hindlip,
- L. St. Levan;
§ House adjourned at ten minutes before five o'clock.