Lords Report of 10 December 1924

DUKEDOM OF SOMERSET.
Petition of George Francis Alexander, Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford. Earl of Yarmouth and Viscount Beauchamp of Hache in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron Conway of Ragley, in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of England, and Baron Conway of Killultagh in the Peerage of Ireland, to His Majesty, praying His Majesty to be graciously pleased to direct a Writ of Summons to be issued to summon the Petitioner to Parliament by the name and style of Duke of Somerset, together with His Majesty's reference thereof to this House, and the report of the Attorney-General thereon thereunto annexed: Presented (by command); read, and referred to the Committee for Privileges to consider and report.
Committee for Privileges to meet on Wednesday the 18th instant, at half-past ten o'clock.
Several witnesses ordered to attend the Committee for Privileges on Wednesday the 18th instant, and certain of them to produce documents.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Petition of the Great Western Railway Company praying for leave to introduce a Bill to raise additional capital, and for other purposes; together with a copy of the proposed Bill annexed thereto; read, and referred to the Examiners.

LAW OF PROPERTY (CONSOLIDATION) BILL. [H.L.]
SETTLED LAND (CONSOLIDATION) BILL. [H.L.]
TRUSTEE (CONSOLIDATION) BILL. [H.L.]
ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES (CONSOLIDATION) BILL. [H.L.]
LAND REGISTRATION (CONSOLIDATION) BILL. [H.L.]
LAND CHARGES (CONSOLIDATION) BILL. [H.L.]
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ESTATES BILL. [H.L.]
To be read 2a to-morrow, and the Lord Chancellor to move, That the Bills be referred to the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills of the present Session.