Lords Report of 12 May 1931

PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES SCHEME (ACTON SWING BRIDGE) CONFIRMATION BILL.
Pursuant to the Public Works Facilities Act, 1930, deemed to have been read 2a, and reported from the Committee.
LONDON MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY BILL. [H.L.]
Returned from the Commons, agreed to, with Amendments.

NORTHAMPTON EXTENSION BILL. [H.L.]
Returned from the Commons, agreed to, with Amendments; the said Amendments considered and 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 Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:
Ministry of Health Provisional Order (City of Worcester).
Also the Certificate that no further Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bill:
Ministry of Health Provisional Orders (Manchester and South Staffordshire).
And also the Certificates that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:
London Electric, Metropolitan District, and Central London Railway Companies (Works) [H.L.],
Portsmouth Corporation.
The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

FELIXSTOWE AND DISTRICT WATER BILL. [H.L.]
Reported, with Amendments.
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, STALYBRIDGE AND DUKINFIELD (DISTRICT) WATERWORKS BILL, [H.L.]
Reported from the Select Committee with Amendments.

LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BILL.
Leave given to the Committee to hear parties interested by themselves, their counsel, agents, and witnesses so far as the Committee think fit: The evidence taken before the Joint Committee from time to time to be printed, but no copies to be delivered out, except to members of the Committee and to such other persons as the Committee shall think fit, until further order.
STROUD GAS ORDER, 1931.
CHICHESTER ELECTRICITY (EXTENSION) ORDER, 1931.
COLCHESTER ELECTRICITY (EXTENSION) ORDER, 1931.

NORTHAMPTON GAS ORDER, 1931.
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.

PUBLIC OFFICES (SITES) AMENDMENT BILL.
Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee to join, with the Select Committee of the House of Commons for the consideration of the said Bill—namely:—

E. Airlie,

L. Wemyss (E. Wemyss),

L. Stanmore,

L. Rochester:

Agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly. Ordered, That such Committee

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have power to agree with the Committee of the House of Commons in the appointment of a Chairman.
Then a Message was ordered to be sent to the House of Commons in answer to their Message of Wednesday last, to inform them of the appointment of the said Committee by this House, and to propose that the Joint Committee do meet in Committee Room No. 4 on Wednesday, the 10th of June next, at eleven o'clock.