Lords Report of 11 June 1936

Preamble
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:

Cheltenham and Gloucester Joint Water Board, &c.,

Surrey County Council,

Cirencester Gas,

London and Middlesex (Improvements, Etc.).

Also the Certificate that no Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bills:

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (West Hartlepool) [H.L.],

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Plympton Saint Mary) [H.L.],

Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Ripon) [H.L.].

And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:

London and North Eastern Railway (General Powers).

The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (GENERAL POWERS) BILL.
Examiners' Certificate of non-compliance with the Standing Orders referred to the Standing Orders Committee.

CLEARING OFFICE (RUMANIA) ORDER, 1936.
Order, dated 28th May, 1936, made by the Treasury under Section 1 of the Debts Clearing Offices and Import Restrictions Act, 1934:
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act) for affirmative Resolution and referred to the Special Orders Committee.

CLEARING OFFICE (SPAIN) AMENDMENT ORDER, 1936.
Order, dated 8th June, 1936, made by the Treasury under Sections 1 and 3 of the Debts Clearing Offices and Import Restrictions Act, 1934:
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act) for affirmative Resolution and referred to the Special Orders Committee.

CENTRAL (COAL MINES) SCHEME (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1936.
Draft Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Coal Mines Act, 1930, on the application of the Central Council appointed under the provisions of the Central (Coal Mines) Scheme, 1930:
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act) for affirmative Resolution and referred to the Special Orders Committee.

BRIDGNORTH GAS ORDER, 1936.
Special Order proposed to be made on the application of the Mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the Borough of Bridgnorth:
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act) for affirmative Resolution and referred to the Special Orders Committee.

NEWPORT (ISLE OF WIGHT) GAS ORDER, 1936.
Special Order proposed to be made on the application of the Newport (Isle of Wight) Gas Company:
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act) for affirmative Resolution and referred to the Special Orders Committee.

WINSFORD GAS ORDER, 1936.
Special Order proposed to be made on the application of the Urban District Council of Winsford:
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act) for affirmative Resolution and referred to the Special Orders Committee.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (COM MENCEMENT AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS) ORDER, 1936.
Report from the India and Burma Orders Committee, That they have examined the Draft Order as required by

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the Standing Orders of the House; that in their opinion the provisions of the Order raise important questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the Government of India Act, 1935, under which the Order is submitted for approval; that the Order is not founded on precedent inasmuch as no Order has been made previously under Section 320 of the Government of India Act, 1935; that in the opinion of the Committee the Order cannot be passed without special attention but that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolution to approve the said Order:
Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DISTRI BUTION OF REVENUES) ORDER, 1936.
Report from the India and Burma Orders Committee, That they have examined the Draft Order as required by the Standing Orders of the House; that in their opinion the provisions of the Order raise important questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the Government of India Act, 1935, under which the Order is submitted for approval; that the Order is not founded on precedent inasmuch as no Order has been made previously under Sections 138, 140 and 142 of the Government of India Act, 1935; that in the opinion of the Committee the Order cannot be passed without special attention but that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolution to approve the said Order:
Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.

GOVERNMENT OF BURMA (COM MENCEMENT AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS) ORDER, 1936.
Report from the India and Burma Orders Committee, That they have
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examined the Draft Order as required by the Standing Orders of the House; that in their opinion the provisions of the Order raise important questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the Government of Burma Act, 1935, under which the Order is submitted for approval; that the Order is not founded on precedent inasmuch as no Order has been made previously under Section 159 of the Government of Burma Act, 1935; that in the opinion of the Committee the Order cannot be passed without special attention but that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolution to approve the said Order:
Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.

GOVERNMENT OF BURMA (COR RUPT PRACTICES AND ELECTION PETITIONS) ORDER, 1936.
Report from the India and Burma Orders Committee, That they have examined the Draft Orders as required by the Standing Orders of the House; that in their opinion the provisions of the Orders raise important questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the Government of India Act, 1935, and the Government of Burma Act, 1935, under which the Orders are submitted for approval; that, although the Orders reproduce substantially the existing electoral rules made under the Government of India Act, the Orders are not founded on precedent inasmuch as no similar Orders have been presented under the Acts of 1935: that in the opinion of the Committee the Orders cannot be passed without special attention but that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolutions to approve the said Orders:
Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.