Clauses considered, amended and agreed to. Report read and agreed to. Ordered, To Report. [Adjourned till Thursday, 11th March, at 11 o'clock CITY OF LONDON (VARIOUS POWERS) BILL. Counsel Mr. Tyldesley-Jones, к.C., and Mr. Rowand Harker. Agents-Messrs Sherwood & Co. Preamble read the first time. A Report from the Ministry of Health was read. Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Colonel STUART SANKEY sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Clauses considered, amended and agreed to. Dr. WILLIAM JAMES HAWORTH, Mr. JAMES ROGERSON HAYHURST, Mr. ERNEST EDWARD FINCH SWorn and examined. Colonel STUART SANKEY recalled and further examined. Further consideration of the Bill adjourned. HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BILL. Counsel Mr. Tyldesley-Jones, K.C., Mr. Wrottesley, K.C., and Mr. Villiers Bayly. Agents-Messrs. Lees & Co. The following Petitions against the Bill were read. (i) Metropolitan Water Board. Counsel-Right Honourable H. P. Macmillan, K.c., and Mr. Rowand Harker, K.C. Counsel-The Honble. Evan Charteris, K.C., and Mr. Rowand Harker, K.C. Agents Mr. H. Martyn Hooke. (iv) United Billposters' Association and the London Billposters' Protection Association, Limited. Counsel-Mr. St. John Raikes, K.c. Agent-Mr. F. Millar. (v) Property Owners' Protection Association, Limited. Counsel-Mr. Naldrett. Agent Mr. H. A. Phillips. Preamble read the first time. Reports from the Home Office, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the AttorneyGeneral were read. Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Mr. RICHARD HENRY RIDING TEE sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Clauses considered, amended and agreed to. Mr. JAMES ALEXANDER JENKINS and Mr. LEONARD LESLIE ROBINSON sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Bill adjourned till To-morrow. CITY OF LONDON (VARIOUS POWERS) BILL-further considered. Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to. Room cleared. The Committee deliberated. Preamble read a second time. Question, That the Preamble is proved, put and agreed to. Parties called in and informed of the decision of the Committee. Ordered, To Report. 60365 [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock A 4 HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BILL (continued). By direction of the Chairman Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., addressed the Committee on a matter raised in the Report of the Ministry of Health on the Preamble of the Bill, namely, the expediency of allowing Metropolitan Boroughs generally to promote Bills for obtaining special provisions for the proper government of their Borough or whether these provisions should be obtained by Bills promoted by the London County Council in General Power Bills; and called evidence. Sir JOHN HUNT and the Reverend WILLIAM EVANS sworn and examined. Room cleared. The Committee deliberated. Parties called in. The Chairman made a statement. Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., called evidence in support of Part IV (Streets, Sewers, Drains). On Clause 44 (Penalty for Defacing or Removing Name of Street), Mr. ST. JOHN RAIKES was heard in opposition on behalf of the United Billposters' Association and the London Billposters' Protection Association, Limited. Clause amended and agreed to. On Part III (Electricity). Clause 27 (Power to Construct). Mr. LEONARD LESLIE ROBINSON SWorn and examined. Mr. ROWAND HARKER, K.C., called evidence in support of the Petition of the Metropolitan Water Board against the Clause. Mr. HENRY EDWARD STILGOE sworn and examined. [Adjourned till to-morrow at 11 o'clock. HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BILL (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of the Petition of the Metropolitan Water Board against Clause 27. Mr. HENRY EDWARD STILGOE recalled and further examined. Clause postponed. Other Clauses considered, amended and agreed to. Mr. LEONARD LESLIE ROBINSON and Mr. NORMAN SCORGIE recalled and further examined. Clause 43 (As to forecourts to which public has access). Mr. NALDRETT was heard in opposition on behalf of the Property Owners' Protection Association, Limited. Clause agreed to. Other Clauses considered, amended and agreed to. [Adjourned till Tuesday, 23rd March, at 11 o'clock. HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BILL (continued). Clauses 50 (Removal of person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis to hospital), 51 (Medical inspection of inmates of common lodging house) and 52 (Power to close infectious common lodging houses). Dr. GEORGE HERBERT DART sworn and examined. Clauses postponed. Clause 49 (Definition of Drain). Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., was heard in support of the Clause. Mr. NALDRETT was heard in opposition on behalf of the Property Owners' Protection Association, Limited. HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BILL (continued). Clauses 50, 51 and 52 further considered. The Honble. EVAN CHARTERIS, K.C., called evidence in opposition on behalf of the London County Council. Dr. F. N. KAY MENZIES sworn and examined. Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., was heard in reply on behalf of the Promoters. Room cleared. The Committee deliberated. Question, That Clause 50, as amended, stand part of the Bill, put, and agreed to. Parties called in and informed of the decision of the Committee. The Chairman stated that the Committee had allowed the Clause subject to the following condition, namely, "that if and when the County Council adopt powers similar to those embodied in the Clause, such powers shall cease as regards the Borough of Hackney.” Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., called evidence in support of Clauses 51 and 52. Dr. GEORGE HERBERT DART recalled and further examined. Dr. ERNEST GEORGE ARMIS sworn and examined. The Honble. EVAN CHARTERIS, K.C., called evidence in opposition on behalf of the London County Council. Dr. F. N. KAY MENZIES recalled and further examined. Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., was heard in reply. HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BILL (continued). Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to. Mr. JAMES ALEXANDER JENKINS recalled and further examined. BOLTON CORPORATION BILL. Counsel Mr. Jeeves, K.c., and Mr. Rowand Harker, K.c. Agents--Messrs. Dyson, Bell & Co. |