Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of Clause 3. Mr. Thomas Potts Easton, and Mr. Richard Mayne recalled and further examined. [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of Clause 3. Mr. Thomas Potts Easton recalled and further examined. Right Honourable H. P. Macmillan, K.C., was heard in support of the Petition of the London and North-Eastern Railway Company against Clause 3, and called evidence. Mr. George Davidson sworn and examined. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of the Petition of the London and North-Eastern Railway Company against Clause 3. Mr. George Davidson recalled and further examined. Mr. Arthur Moon was heard in support of the Petition of the Blaydon and District Omnibus Proprietors' Association and others against Clause 3. Mr. Tyldesley Jones, K.C., was heard in support of the Petition of the United Automobile Services against Clause 3. [Adjourned till Monday next, at Two o'clock. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Mr. Tyldesley Jones, K.C., was further heard in support of the Petition of the United Automobile Services against Clause 3, and called evidence. Mr. Ernest Boyd Hutchinson sworn and examined. [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of the Petition of the United Automobile Services against Clause 3. Mr. Ernest Boyd Hutchinson recalled and further examined. Honourable Evan Charteris, K.C., was heard in reply, on behalf of the Promoters. [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Honourable Evan Charteris, K.C., was further heard in reply on behalf of the Promoters. Room cleared. The Committee deliberated. Question, That Clause 3 stand part of the Bill, put and negatived. Other Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to.` Clause 9 (Working and other agreements). Mr. C. B. Fenwick, on behalf of the Promoters, was heard in support of the Clause, and called evidence. Mr. Thomas Potts Easton recalled and further examined. Mr. Tyldesley Jones, K.C., was heard in support of the Petition of the United Automobile Services against the Bill. The Committee deliberated. Clause amended and agreed to. Other Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Thomas Potts Easton recalled and further examined. [Adjourned till Tuesday next at 11 o'clock. TUESDAY, 10th MAY, 1927. Members Present: Sir THOMAS ROBINSON in the Chair. Mr. Christie. Mr. Lowth. Sir Robert Newman. Mr. Robert Richardson. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Question, That the Preamble is proved, put and agreed to. Torquay Corporation Bill. Counsel: Mr. W. J. Jeeves, K.C., and Mr. F. N. Keen. Preamble read the first time. Reports from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Health, the Home Office, and the Ministry of Transport were read. Mr. W. J. Jeeves, K.C., called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Mr. Herbert A. Hield sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Mr. W. J. Jeeves, K.C., was heard in support of the Clauses of the Bill, and called evidence. Mr. Herbert Frank Gunnell Woods and Mr. Frank Callard sworn and examined. Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill (continued). Report read and agreed to. Ordered, To Report. Torquay Corporation Bill (continued). Clauses further considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Samuel Christopher Chapman, Mr. Edward Sandeman, and Mr. Edwin Clements Riding sworn and examined. to. New Clauses brought up, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Herbert A. Hield recalled and further examined. Preamble read a second time and amended. Question, That the Preamble, as amended, is proved, put and agreed Title amended and agreed to. Report read and agreed to. Ordered, To Report. West Bridgford Urban District Council Bill. Agents: Messrs. Lees and Co. Preamble read the first time. Reports from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport were read. Mr. Lees called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Mr. Edgar Wragg sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Mr. Lees was heard in support of the Clauses of the Bill, and called evidence. Mr. Harry James Raven, Mr. William Pare, Mr. William John Ball, and Dr. Walter Hunter sworn and examined. to. Mr. William Pare recalled and further examined. Mr. James Abbott Symons sworn and examined. Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to. New Clauses brought up, amended, and agreed to. Question, That the Preamble, as amended, is proved, put and agreed Counsel: Sir Lynden Macassey, K.C., Mr. W. J. Jeeves, K.C., Mr. H. P. Glover, and Mr. G. H. Etherton. Agents: Messrs. Sherwood and Co. Preamble read the first time. Reports from the Attorney-General, the Ministry of Health, the Hono Office, and the Ministry of Transport were read. The following Petitions against the Bill were read: (1) Liverpool District Property Owners' and Ratepayers' Association: Counsel: Mr. W. E. Tyldesley Jones, K.C., and Mr. Ralph Bury. Agents: Messrs. Sharpe, Pritchard and Co. (2) William Bramwell Booth: Counsel: Mr. Rowand Harker, K.C. Agents: Messrs. Dyson Bell and Co. Sir Lynden Macassey, K.C., called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Mr. Walter Moon sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to. Sir Lynden Macassey, K.C., was heard in support of Part III (Tunnels, Street Works, and Lands), and called evidence. Mr. Thomas White sworn and examined. Liverpool Corporation Bill [Lords] (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of Part III. Dr. Arthur Augustus Mussen and Dr. Edward William Hope sworn and examined. Mr. Tyldesley Jones, K.C., was heard in support of the Petition of the Liverpool District Property Owners' and Ratepayers' Association against the Bill, and called evidence. Mr. Edward William Eason sworn and examined. [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock. Liverpool Corporation Bill [Lords] (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of the Petition of the Liverpool District Property Owners' and Ratepayers' Association against the Bill. Mr. Edward William Eason recalled and further examined. Sir Lynden Macassey, K.C., was heard in reply on behalf of the Pro moters. The Committee deliberated. Further consideration of Part III postponed. Clauses further considered, amended, and agreed to. |