Friday, 15 February 1924
The House met at Eleven of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
"to empower the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne to provide and work trolley vehicles and motor omnibuses; to provide for the running of trolley vehicles between...
"to relieve the Corporation of Birkenhead from the obligation to maintain a service of steamers between New Ferry and Liverpool," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a...
"to enable the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the county borough of Brighton to purchase lands and exercise further powers for the prevention of contamination of their water supply; and for...
"for empowering the Central London Railway Company to construct subways and works; to confer further powers on that company and on the Metropolitan District Railway Company, the London Electric...
"to confer further powers upon the Corporation of London in regard to the City of London police and the rate for the relief of the poor; to confer the municipal franchise upon certain...
"to alter the boundary between the county borough of Croydon and the urban district of Mitcham; to authorise the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the said borough to execute street works and to...
"for conferring further powers upon the Great Western Railway Company; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to confer further powers on the Corporation of Halifax with respect to their water and electricity undertakings; to increase water charges; to authorise the acquisition of the Shibden Hall...
"to consolidate the rates of the borough of Harrogate; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to confer further powers upon the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the city and county of Kingston-upon-Hull for the construction of street, works, and tramways; to extend their limits for...
"to empower the London and North Eastern Railway Company to construct new railways, widenings, and other works and to acquire lands; to authorise the South Yorkshire Joint Line Committee to...
"to confer further powers upon the London County Council and the Metropolitan borough councils; to confer certain powers upon the Barnes Urban District Council; and for other purposes,"...
"to empower the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway Company and the Midland and Great Northern Railways Joint Committee to construct works and acquire lands; to extend the time for the...
"to authorise the London United Tramways, Limited, to run services of trolley Vehicles; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
"to provide for the buoying and lighting of the access between the Weston Mersey Lock and the navigable channel of the Mersey; to confer further powers upon the Manchester Ship Canal Company with...
"to empower the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Morecambe to construct promenades, street improvements, and works; to make further and better provision for the health, local...
"to authorise the construction of a bridge over the River Dec at Queen's Ferry and the removal of the existing bridge; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to...
"to empower the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Rawtenstall to provide and work omnibuses; to make further provision with regard to the tramways and electricity undertakings of...
to confer further powers upon the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the County Borough of Rotherham for the construction of street improvements and for the running of trolley vehicles and...
"to confer further powers on the Southampton Harbour Board; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.
to empower the Southern Railway Company to extend their dock undertaking at Southampton, and to construct works and to acquire lands; to abandon certain existing and authorised railways and...
"for facilitating the drainage of certain coalfields and mines situate in the West and East Ridings of the county of York, and in the counties of Nottingham, Derby, and Lincoln, and known...
"to constitute a Water Board to acquire the undertaking of the Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company, and to supply water within the limits of supply of that company; and for other...
"for rearranging the capital of the Stroud Water Company and empowering them to raise additional capital; for increasing the charges of the company; and for other purposes," presented, and read...
"to provide for the consolidation of the rates of the borough of Sunderland; to extend the time for the exercise by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the said borough of certain powers under...
"to amend and extend the enactments relating to the powers and duties of the Conservators of the River Thames; to make further provision for the revenue of the Conservators; and for other...
"to confer further powers upon the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Tynemouth with respect to their water, fish quay, and electricity undertakings; to make further provision for...
"to make further provision with respect to the granting of superannuation allowances to the officers and servants of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth; to amend the Wandsworth...
"to empower the West Cheshire Water Company to acquire additional lands and to raise further capital; to increase the charges of the company; and for other purposes," presented, and read the...
considered; to be read the Third time upon Monday next.
Second Reading deferred till Monday next.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that at the close of the case presented by Mr. Art O'Brien before the Compensation Tribunal on...
Order for Second Reading read.
In pursuance of The Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act, 1919 (9 and 10 George V, Clause 76, Section 2 (2), the SPEAKER has nominated the following Fifteen Members of the House of Commons to...
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