Lords Report of 22 March 1933

Preamble
The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that no Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bills:

Ministry of Health Provisional Order (Chester and Lancaster),

Ministry of Health Provisional Order (Eton Joint Hospital District).

And also the Certificate that no further Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bill:

Preston Corporation.

The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

AMERSHAM, BEACONSFIELD AND DISTRICT WATER BILL. [H.L.]
The CHAIRKAN OF COMMITTEES informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn: The Orders made on the 15th of February last and the 2nd instant discharged, and Bill committed.
OXFORD CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
The CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn: The Order made on the 8th instant discharged, and Bill committed.
COLNE CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
The CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn: The Orders made on the 15th of February last and the 2nd instant discharged, and Bill committed for Thursday, the 30th instant.

CONSOLIDATION BILLS.
The evidence taken before the Joint Committee from time to time to be printed, but no copies to be delivered except to members of the Committee and to such other persons as the Committee shall think fit, until further order.
Leave given to the Joint Committee to report from time to time. First Report, being a Report on the Children and Young Persons Bill [H.L.] made, and to be printed.
The minutes of Evidence (with the Proceedings of the Joint Committee) laid upon the Table and to be printed.

BIDEFORD AND DISTRICT ELECTRICITY (EXTENSION) ORDER, 1933.
  WALSALL ELECTRICITY (EXTENSION) ORDER, 1933.
  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.
WATFORD AND ST. ALBANS GAS ORDER, 1932.
Report from the Special Orders Committee, That the Petition which was presented against the Order having now been withdrawn, and certain modifications and additions proposed by the Board of Trade, they are of opinion that no further inquiry by a Select Committee is now necessary; that there is nothing in this Order to which they think it necessary to call the attention of the House, and that they have considered the proposed modifications and additions and recommend their adoption to the House: Reach, and ordered to lie on the Table.

SCOTTISH RASPBERRIES MARKETING SCHEME, 1932.
Report from the Special Orders Committee, That they have examined the scheme as required by the Standing Orders of the House; that in their opinion the provisions of the scheme raise questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the Agricultural Marketing Act, 1931, under which the scheme is submitted for approval; that the provisions of the scheme are founded on precedent; that in their opinion the scheme may be approved by the House without special attention, and that no

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further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision upon the Resolution approving the said scheme: Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.

HOUSE OF LORDS OFFICES.
First Report by the Select Committee made; to be printed, and to be considered to-morrow.