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VOLUME CXXVII.
TENTH VOLUME OF SESSION, 1903.
HOUSE OF LORDS: THURSDAY, 6TH AUGUST, 1903.
NEW PEERS.
Sir EDWARD LEVY-LAWSON, Baronet, having been created Baron Burnham of
Hall Barn, in the parish of Beaconsfield, in the county of Buckingham, was
(in the usual manner) introduced
MICHAEL BIDDULPH, Esquire, having been created Baron Biddulph of Ledbury,
in the county of Hereford, was (in the usual manner) introduced...
GEORGE THOMAS JOHN SOTHERON-ESTCOURT, Esquire, having been created
Baron Estcourt of Estcourt, in the parish of Shipton-Moyne, in the county
of Gloucester, and of Darrington in the West Riding of the County of
York, was (in the usual manner) introduced...
PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway Bill.--Read 3a, with the Amend-
ments; further Amendments made; Bill passed, and returned to the
Commons
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Ireland Development Grant Bill; Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways Order
Confirmation Bill; Lerwick Harbour Improvements Act, 1877, Amend-
ment Order Confirmation Bill.--Brought from the Commons
Lanarkshire Tramways Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.].-Returned from
the Commons agreed to
South Shields Corporation Bill.--Returned from the Commons, with the
Amendments agreed to
East Ham Improvement Bill.-Returned from the Commons with the
Amendments agreed to, with an Amendment; the said Amendment
considered and agreed to
Wick and Pulteney Harbours Order Confirmation Bill.—Read 3a (accord-
ing to Order), and passed
Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways Order Confirmation Bill [No. 195];
Lerwick Harbour Improvements Act, 1877, Amendment Order Confirma-
tion Bill [No. 196].-Read 1a; to be printed, and (pursuant to the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899) deemed to have been read 2a
(The Lord Balfour); and reported from the Committee; and to be read 3a
on Monday next
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RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
COMMERCIAL No. 7 (1903).-Reports from His Majesty's representatives on
navigable inland waterways in Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, Germany,
and the Netherlands
PRISONS (IRELAND). Twenty-fifth Report of the General Prisons Board
(Ireland), 1902-1903
INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE COMPANY AND OTHERS.-Agreement
dated 1st August, 1903, between the Admiralty and the Board of Trade
and the International Mercantile Marine Company and the Oceanic Steam
Navigation Company, Limited, Frederick Leyland and Company, 1900,
Limited, the British and North Atlantic Steam Navigation Company,
Limited, the Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Company, Limited, the
Atlantic Transport Company, Limited, and the International Navigation
Company, Limited
PUBLIC RECORDS (IRELAND).—Thirty-fifth report of the Deputy-Keeper of the
Records, for the year 1902
SEA FISHERIES (ENGLAND AND WALES).-Seventeenth annual report of the
inspectors, for 1902
SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES (ENGLAND AND WALES). Forty-second
annual report of the Inspectors of Fisheries (England and Wales) for 1902
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.-General report to the Board of Trade upon the accidents
that have occurred on the railways of the United Kingdom during the
year 1902.
Presented [by Command], and ordered to lie on the Table
POST OFFICE SITES BILL.-Reported, without Amendment, and committed
to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow
IRELAND DEVELOPMENT GRANT BILL.-Read 1; to be printed; and to be
read 2a to-morrow. (The Earl of Denbigh.) (No. 194.)
THE STANDING ORDERS.
The Chairman of Committees (The Earl of Morley)
Moved, "That the Standing Orders be amended as follows--
'New Standing Order: 25c. Where, under the powers of any
Bill, any water may be taken, collected, or impounded for the purpose
of a water supply, the Promoters shall, on or before the 30th
November, deposit at the Office of the Local Government Board, and
also at the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments, an Ordnance map
on the scale of 6 inches to a mile, showing by a distinguishing mark
the position of each reservoir, well, conduit, or other work proposed
to be authorised by the Bill; and where the proposed source of supply
is a river, stream, or lake, an Ordnance map on the scale of not less
than 1 inch to a mile, showing by a clearly marked line the catch-
ment area or gathering ground from which the waters are derived.
Where, under the powers of any Bill, it is proposed to supply
with water any area not previously included within the Promoters'
limits of supply, the Promoters shall similarly deposit an Ordnance
map on the scale of 1 inch to a mile, showing respectively the existing
limits of supply and the area proposed to be added thereto.
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29. Where, under the powers of any Bill, any work is in-
tended to be made, maintained, varied, extended, or enlarged, or any
lands or houses may be taken or used compulsorily, or an improve-
ment charge may be imposed, a copy of so much of the said plans
and sections as relates to any of the areas hereinafter mentioned,
together with a copy of so much of the book of reference as relates
to such area, shall, on or before the 30th day of November, be de-
posited with the officer respectively hereinafter mentioned, that is to
say, in the case of (d) Any parish in England or Wales comprised
in a rural district and not having a parish council, with the chair-
man of the parish meeting and with the clerk of the district council.
92. No petition praying to be heard upon the merits against
any Local Bill or Provisional Order Confirmation Bill originating in
this House shall be received by this House unless the same is presented
by being deposited in the Private Bill Office before three o'clock in the
afternoon, in the case of Local Bills on or before the 19th February,
and in the cases of Provisional Order Confirmation Bills or Bills pre-
sented on petition and originating in this House, on or before the
seventh day after the day on which such Bill has been read a second
time.
105a. Where any body of persons corporate or unincorporate
sufficiently representing a particular trade, business, or interest in any
district to which any Railway Bill relates, petition against the Bill,
alleging that such trade, business, or interest will be injuriously
affected by the rates and fares proposed to be authorised by the Bill,
it shall be competent for the Select Committee to whom the Bill is
referred, if they think fit, to hear the petitioners or their counsel or
agents and witnesses on such allegation against the Bill, or any part
thereof, or against the rates and fares proposed to be authorised by
the same.
"105c. Where the council of any administrative county or
county borough or being a Joint Committee of Councils of adminis-
trative counties or county boroughs petition against a Bill, alleging
that such county or county borough or some part thereof will be
injuriously affected by the Bill, it shall be competent for the Select
Committee to whom the Bill is referred, if they think fit, to hear such
petitioners or their counsel or agents and witnesses on such allegation
against the Bill or any part thereof.'"-(The Earl of Morley.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
Standing Orders amended accordingly, and to be printed as amended.
(No. 197.)
IRISH LAND BILL.-House in Committee (according to Order).
[The Earl of MORLEY in the Chair.]
Clause 1.
Lord Clonbrock
Amendment moved-
"In page 2, line 5, after the word Commission' to insert the
words 'in the case of a holding exceptionally circumstanced.'"-(Lord
Clonbrock.)
The Lord President of the Council (The Duke of Devonshire)
The Earl of Dunraven
The Earl of Westmeath
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (The Marquess of Lansdowne)
On Question, their Lordships divided :-Contents, 58; Not-Contents, 59.
"In page 2, line 10, after the word 'aforesaid' to insert the
words provided that if any person interested in the estate makes
application to the Land Commission in the prescribed manner, the
order sanctioning the advance shall set forth the specific grounds
for dealing with the case under this sub-section instead of under the
foregoing provisions of this section.'"-(Lord Clonbrock.)
On Question, their Lordships divided:-Contents, 64; Not-Contents, 61.
"In page 2, line 10, after the word 'aforesaid' to insert as a new
sub-section the words, 'If by agreement between the owner of an
estate and the tenants the whole number of tenants on any estate
are willing to purchase at a sum, which in the aggregate if payable
in purchase annuities represents a reduction of not less than 10 nor
more than 30 per cent. per annum below the existing rent, the Land
Commission shall sanction the advance and shall apportion the
amounts payable according to the terms of agreement between the
owner and the individual tenants.'"-(The Earl of Dunraven.)
The Duke of Devonshire
Amendment, by leave of the House, withdrawn.
Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 2.
:
"In page 3, line 3, after the word 'person' to insert the words
'and provided also that the provision of this paragraph shall not apply
to any holding which, on the 1st day of January, 1903, was in the
occupation of a tenant."-(The Earl of Westmeath.)
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The Earl of Donoughmore
The President of the Board of Education (The Marquess of Londonderry)
On Question, their Lordships divided :-Contents, 61; Not-Contents, 71.
Clause 2 agreed to.
Clause 3.
The Earl of Donoughmore ...
"In
page 3, line 23, to leave out the words and adjacent to, or
in the neighbourhood of the estate.'"-(The Earl of Donoughmore.)
The Earl of Belmore
"In page 3, line 26, after the word 'him,' to insert the word 'or
to a person nominated by the Land Commission as his representative;'
and in line 27, after the word 'resold,' to insert the words to the
owner or his representative as aforesaid.'"-(The Earl of Belmore.)
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The Duke of Manchester
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"In page 3, line 36, leave out Sub-section 3."(The Duke of
Manchester.)
The Marquess of Lansdowne
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"In page 3, line 40, to leave out the words, 'to the vendor.""
(The Earl of Belmore.)
On Question, Amendment agreed to.
Drafting Amendment agreed to.
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"In page 4, line 5, after the word 'it,' to insert the following
new sub-section (5) Any advance made to a vendor under this
section for the re-purchase by him of any land may include the re-
purchase of any mansion, dwelling-house, or other buildings thereon."