Lords Sitting of 3 May 1932

Preamble
The House met at a quarter past four of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
GAS UNDERTAKINGS (POWERS OF INVESTMENT).
Message from the Commons that they have ordered that the Committee appointed by them to join with a Committee of this House as a Joint Committee to consider the interim recommendations, dated the 22nd March, 1932, of the Gas Legislation Committee appointed by the Board of Trade, and generally the extent to which gas undertakers should be authorised to invest funds in other undertakings, and to report accordingly, do meet the Lords Committee in Committee Room E, House of Lords, on Thursday next, at eleven o'clock.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDERS (DERBY AND STALYBRIDGE, HYDE, MOSSLEY AND DUKINFIELD TRAMWAYS AND ELECTRICITY BOARD) BILL. MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDERS (LINDSEY AND LINCOLN JOINT SMALLPOX HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND WANDLE VALLEY JOINT SEWERAGE DISTRICT) BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed, and referred to the Examiners.
KETTERING GAS BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.
LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES (SUPERANNUATION) TEMPO- RARY PROVISIONS BILL. [H.L.]
Returned from the Commons, agreed to.

ROCHDALE CORPORATION BILL. SOUTH WALES ELECTRIC POWER BILL.
Returned from the Commons, with the Amendments, agreed to.
The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, that the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:

London County Council (General Powers),

Trent Navigation.

The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

WOLVERHAMPTON CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee had not proceeded with the consideration of the Bill, no parties having appeared in opposition thereto: Read, and ordered to lie on the Table: The Orders made on the 15th of March and the 28th of April last discharged, and Bill committed.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER > BILL.
  NORTH METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY BILL. [H.L.]
  Reported, with Amendments.
SCARBOROUGH GAS BILL.
Read 2a, and committed.
WELWYN GARDEN CITY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL. [H.L.]
Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
DAGENHAM TRADING ESTATE BILL. [H.L.]
Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE AND HOW- DENSHIRE ELECTRICITY ORDER, 1932.
MID-LINCOLNSHIRE ELECTRICITY (EXTENSION) ORDER, 1932.
BARNSTAPLE ELECTRICITY (EXTENSION) ORDER, 1932.
WILLENHALL GAS ORDER, 1932.

WHITCHURCH, ELLESMERE AND DISTRICT ELECTRICITY (EXTENSION) ORDER, 1932.
Report from the Special Orders Committee, That no Petition has been presented praying to be heard against the Special Orders, and that there is nothing in these Orders to which they think it necessary to call the attention of the House: Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
House adjourned at twenty minutes past four o'clock.