Lords Report of 26 June 1928

Preamble
The LORD CHANCELLOR The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, that the Clerk of the Parliament had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:
Chesterfield Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Provisional Order.
And also the Certificates that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:
Colne Valley Water,
South Suburban Gas.
The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

ROTHERHAM CORPORATION 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 Bill; namely:—

M. Camden,

E. Haddington,

V. Falkland,

L. Saltersford (E. Courtown,)

L. Islington (Chairman):

Agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly: The Committee to meet on Tuesday next, at half-past eleven o'clock; and all Petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the Petitioners praying to be heard by Counsel against the Bill to be heard as desired, as also Counsel for the Bill.

WOLVERHAMPTON CORPORATION BILL.
Report from the Committee of Selection, That the five Lords appointed a Select Committee on the Morecambe Corporation Bill [H.L.] and another Bill do form the Select Committee for the consideration of the Wolverhampton Corporation Bill: Read, and agreed to: All Petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the Petitioners praying to
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be heard by Counsel against the Bill to be heard as desired, as also Counsel for the Bill.

COVENTRY CORPORATION 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, namely:—

V. Chaplin,

L. St. John of Bletso,

L. Suffield,

L. Kintore (E. Kintore) (Chairman),

L. Banbury of Southam:

Agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly: The Committee to meet on Thursday, July 12 next, at eleven o'clock; and all Petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the Petitioners praying to be heard by Counsel against the Bills to be heard as desired, as also Counsel for the Bills.

PRIVATE LEGISLATION PRO CEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1899.
Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Lords following be proposed to the House as members of the panel of Lords to act as Commissioners under the Act, namely:—
V. Falkland, L. Chalmers:
Agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly.

ACCRINGTON CORPORATION BILL.
The Chairman of Committees informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn:
The Order made yesterday discharged, and Bill committed.

MIDDLESEX AND SURREY (THAMES BRIDGES, ETC.) BILL.
The King's consent signified, and Bill reported with Amendments.
LEWES WATER BILL. [H.L.]
Commons Amendments considered, and agreed to.
BURY AND DISTRICT JOINT WATER BOARD BILL.
Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
ST. IVES (HUNTS) GAS ORDER, 1928.
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.
CONSOLIDATION BILLS.
A message ordered to be sent to the House of Commons to propose that the Joint Committee do meet in the Chairman of Committee's Committee Room on Wednesday, July 4, at half-past eleven o'clock.