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Stafford. For transferring the parish of Bagnall from the Stoke

Rural District to the Leek Rural District.

Suffolk East. For constituting parts of the parishes of Barking and

and Creeting Saint Mary a new parish called the parish of Needham

Market, and for transferring a further part of the parish of Creeting

Saint Mary to the parish of Barking.

Suffolk East. For uniting the parishes of Kirkley and Lowestoft

to form the parish of Lowestoft.

Wilts. For uniting the parishes of Chitterne All Saints and

Chitterne Saint Mary to form the parish of Chitterne

NEW BILL.

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County Courts Bill.-A Bill to amend the law relating to County Courts-

Was presented by the Lord Chancellor; read 1; and to be printed.

(No. 9)

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AUSTRALIAN STATES CONSTITUTION BILL.-House in Committee (according to

order) Bill reported without Amendment: Standing Committee nega-

tived; and Bill to be read 3a on Tuesday next

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THE HOUSE AND GOVERNMENT BILLS.

The Earl of Camperdown

Moved, "That there be laid before the House a Return showing the dates

when Government Bills were brought to this House from the House

of Commons during the present and last three preceding Parliaments,

and the dates when the different stages of such Bills were taken in

this House; also similar Return with regard to Bills introduced in

either House by private Members, and subsequently taken up by

Government, showing at what stage and on what dates such Bills were

so taken up."-(The Earl of Camperdown.)

The Lord President of the Council (The Earl of Crewe)

Lord James of Hereford

The Marquess of Lansdowne

The Earl of Camderdown

On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.

LONDON TRAFFIC.

Lord Leigh

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Moved, "That there be laid before the House Papers relating to the re-

commendations of the Royal Commission on London Traffic for the

appointment of a Traffic Board."-(Lord Leigh.)

House adjourned at a quarter before Seven o'clock, to Monday

next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS: THURSDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY, 1907.

The House met at a quarter before Three of the Clock.

PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.

PRIVATE BILLS (STANDING ORDER 62 COMPLIED WITH).-Mr. SPEAKER laid

upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private

Bills, That, in the case of the following Bills, referred on the First Reading

thereof, Standing Order No. 62 has been complied with, viz. :-Gas

Companies (Removal of Sulphur Restrictions) Bill; Mitcham and Wimble-

don District Gas Bill.

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time.

PRIVATE BILL PETITIONS [LORDS] (Standing Orders NOT COMPLIED WITH).—

Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of

Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the Petition for the following

Bill, originating in the Lords, the Standing Orders have not been complied

with, viz. :-Barnsley, Wombwell, and Wath Tramways.

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select Committee on

Standing Orders

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Barry Railway Bill." To enable the Barry Railway Company to construct

new railways and waterworks; and for other purposes," presented, and

read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private

Bills

Rawtenstall Corporation Bill." To authorise the Mayor, Aldermen, and

Burgesses of the Borough of Rawtenstall to construct and work tramwways

and to provide and work omnibuses; to confer further powers upon them

in relation to their electricity and market undertakings; to authorise

them to construct a street work, and to acquire lands, and to make further

provision with regard to the health, local government, and improvement of

the borough of Rawtenstall; and for other purposes," presented, and read

the first time; and ordered to be read a second time

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South Eastern and London, Chatham and Dover Railways Bill—“ To

extend the time for the compulsory purchase of lands and for the com-

pletion of works for the South Eastern and London Chatham and Dover

Railways; and to authorise the raising of additional capital by the South

Eastern Railway Company; and for other purposes," presented, and

read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private

Bills

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PETITIONS.

EDUCATION (PROVISION OF MEALS) (SCOTLAND) BILL.-Petition from Edinburgh,

against; to lie upon the Table

RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1888.-Copy presented of Orders made by the various

County and County Borough Councils in England and Wales under Section

57 of the Act, as confirmed by the Local Government Board [by Act];

to lie upon the Table

IRISH LAND COMMISSION (PROCEEDINGS).—Copy presented, of Return of Pro-

ceedings during the Month of January, 1907 [by Command]; to lie upon

the Table

BANKRUPTCY COURTS (IRELAND).—Annual Returns presented, of the Official

Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy in Ireland and the Local Courts,

Belfast and Cork, for the year 1906 [by Act]; to lie upon the Table

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RAILWAY, ETC., BILLS.-Return presented, relative thereto [ordered 27th

February; Mr. Lloyd-George]; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.

[No. 57.]

LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANIES.-Copy presented, of Statements of Accounts,

and of Life Assurance and Annuity Business and Abstracts of Actuarial

Reports, deposited with the Board of Trade during the year ended 31st.

December, 1906 [by Act]; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.

[No. 58.]

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PIERS AND HARBOURS (PROVISIONAL ORDERS).-Copy presented, of Report by

the Board of Trade of their Proceedings under the General Pier and Har-

bour Act, 1861, and the General Pier and Harbour Act (1861) Amendment

Act, Session 1907 [by Act]; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.

[No. 59.]

SHOP HOURS ACT, 1904.-Copy presented, of Order made by the Council of the

City of Cardiff, and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the Home

Department, fixing the Hours of Closing for certain classes of Shops within

the Riverside and Canton Wards of the City [by Act]; to lie upon the

Table

ARMY (ORDNANCE FACTORIES ESTIMATES, 1907-8).-Estimate presented, of

the sum required for the year ending 31st March, 1908, to defray the Ex-

pense of the Ordnance Factories (by Command]; referred to the Com-

mittee of Supply, and to be printed. [No. 60.]

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ALIENS (NATURALISATION).-Address for "Return showing the names of all

Aliens to whom Certificates of Naturalisation have been issued and whose

Oaths of Allegiance have, between the 1st day of January, 1906, and the

31st day of December, 1906, been registered at the Home Office, giving

the country and place of residence of the person naturalised, and including

information as to any Aliens who have, during the same period, obtained

Acts of Naturalisation from the Legislature (in continuation of Parlia-

mentary Paper, No. 93, of Session, 1906)."-(Mr. Herbert Samuel).

DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, AND MILKSHOPS (REGULATIONS).-Return ordered, show-

ing (a) the names of the Councils of boroughs and urban and rural districts

who have made Regulations under the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops

Order of 1885; and (b) the number of Councils of each class who have not

made any such Regulations."-(Dr. Rutherford)

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CIRCULATED WITH THE VOTES.

EVICTED PORTNAGARAN FISHERMAN.-Question, Mr. Weir (Ross and Cromarty);

Answer, Mr. Sinclair

TEMPO POSTAL FACILITIES.-Question, Mr. Fetherstonhaugh (Fermanagh, N.);

Answer, Mr. Sydney Buxton

THREADNEEDLE STREET TELEGRAPH OFFICE.-Question, Mr. Cremer (Shoreditch,

Haggerston); Answer, Mr. Sydney Buxton

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OVERTIME BY THreadneedle Street TelegraphISTS.-Question, Mr. Cremer;

Answer, Mr. Sydney Buxton

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EXPORTS TO THE Philippine IslaNDS.-Question. Mr. R. Duncan (Lanarkshire,

Govan); Answer, Mr. Kearley

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ARMY HORSES AND MOTOR BUSES.-Question, Mr. Bridgeman (Shropshire,

Oswestry); Answer, Mr. Haldane

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ARMY HORSES.-Question, Mr. Bridgeman; Answer, Mr. Haldane

216

ARMY RECRUITS FOR THE MILITIA.-Question, Mr. Fiennes (Oxfordshire, Ban-

bury); Answer, Mr. Haldane

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CHINESE COOLIES IN THE TRANSVAAL.-Question, Mr. Fetherstonhaugh; Answer,

Mr. Churchill

JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE-RUINED TRADERS.-Question, Sir Samuel Scott (Maryle-

bone, W.); Answer, Mr. Churchill

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PROLONGATION OF BRITISH PATENTS.-Question, Mr. J. D. White (Dumbarton-

shire); Answer, Mr. Kearley

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GERMAN PATENT LAWS.-Question, Mr. J. D. White; Answer, Mr. Kearley

221

COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY.-Question, Mr. J. MacVeagh (Down, S.); Answer,

Mr. Kearley

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EXAMINATIONS FOR APPRENTICES AND BOY ARTIFICERS.-Question, Sir Arthur

Bignold (Wicks Burghs); Answer, Mr. Edmund Robertson ..

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NAVAL MEAT SUPPLIES.-Question, Mr. Henniker Heaton (Canterbury);

Answer, Mr. Edmund Robertson

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RIFLES ON WARSHIPS.-Questions, Mr. Bellairs (Lynn Regis); Answers, Mr.

Edmund Robertson

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NAVAL STOKERS AND RIFLE PRACTICE.-Question, Mr. Bellairs; Answer, Mr.

Edmund Robertson

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UGANDA RAILWAY EXPENDITURE.-Question, Mr. Harold Cox (Preston);
Answer, Mr. Runciman

224

POPLAR UNION MEDICAL OFFICER'S SALARY.-Question, Mr. Kendal O'Brien

(Tipperary, Mid.); Answer, Mr. John Burns

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MARRIED WOMEN'S POOR LAW LIABILITIES.-Question, Mr. L. Haslam (Mon-

mouth Boroughs); Answer, Mr. John Burns

VACCINATION ORDER.-Question, Mr. Summerbell (Sunderland); Answer,

Mr. John Burns

FISHERY BOARD RATES.-Question, Mr. L. Haslam; Answer, Sir Edward Strachey 226
INCOME-TAX COLLECTION.-Question, Mr. Rendall (Gloucestershire, Thornbury);
Answer, Mr. Asquith

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SEVERE SENTENCE ON AN AMRITSAR SYCE.-Question, Mr. Weir; Answer, Mr.

Morley

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THE CHOWKIDARI TAX.-Question, Mr. Weir; Answer, Mr. Morley

227

DUBLIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.-Question, Mr. Field (Dublin, St. Patrick); Answer,

Mr. Runciman

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, DUBLIN.-Question, Mr. Field; Answer, Mr. Runciman

BALLINAMORE EVICTED TENANT.-Question, Mr. Thomas F. Smyth; Answer,

Birrell

CARRICK-ON-SHANNON EVICTED TENANT.-Question, Mr. Thomas F. Smyth

(Leitrim, S.); Answer, Mr. Birrell

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DRUMSNA EVICTED TENANT.-Question, Mr. Thomas F. Smyth; Answer, Mr.

Birrell..

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CLOONE EVICTED TENANT.-Question, Mr. Thomas F. Smyth; Answer, Mr. Birrell 229

CLOONSHEREVAGH EVICTED TENANT.-Question, Mr. Thomas F. Smyth; Answer,

Mr. Birrell ..

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THE ROWAN TRIBUTARY.-Question, Mr. Thomas F. Smyth; Answer, Mr.Runciman 230
MR. ROBERTSON PEARSON'S QUEEN'S COUNTY ESTATE.-Question, Mr. Delany
(Queen's County, Ossory); Answer, Mr. Birrell..

LABOURERS' COTTAGES AT BANBRIDGE.-Question, Mr. MacVeagh; Answer,

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