Dr. HERBERT EDWIN MIDDLEBROOKE, Mr. GEORGE JACKSON and Mr. MARK NEW SOME recalled and further examined.

Mr. GEORGE JACKSON recalled and further examined.

Mr. EDWARD BERNARD JONES and Mr. ARTHUR COLLINS Sworn and examined.

New Clauses brought up, amended and agreed to.

Preamble read a second time, and amended.

Question, That the Preamble, as amended, is proved, put and agreed to. Report read and agreed to.

Ordered, To Report.

MARGATE CORPORATION BILL [Lords]-further considered.

Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to.

[Adjourned till Tuesday next at 11 o'clock.

MARGATE CORPORATION BILL [Lords] (continued).

Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to.

Mr. ERNEST ANDREW BORG recalled and further examined.

New Clauses brought up, amended and agreed to.

Preamble read a second time, and amended.

Question, That the Preamble, as amended, is proved, put and agreed to. Title amended.

Report read and agreed to.

Ordered, To Report.

[Adjourned till Thursday, 15th July, at 11 o'clock.

Preamble read the first time.

Reports from the Ministry of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Transport were read.

Mr. ABADY was heard in support of the Preamble of the Bill and called evidence.

Mr. HENRY WEST FOVARGUE Sworn and examined.

Further consideration of the Preamble postponed.

Clauses considered, amended and agreed to.

Clause 14 (Provisions as to forecourts).

Mr. HENRY WEST FOVARGUE recalled and further examined.

Major LESLIE ROSEVEARE sworn and examined.

Mr. HENRY WEST FOVARGUE recalled and further examined.

Room cleared. The Committee deliberated.

Clause agreed to, subject to the Corporation undertaking within the next three years to approach the owners, lessees and occupiers mentioned in the Clause and to endeavour to purchase their surface rights. Parties called in and informed of the decision of the Committee.

Other Clauses onsidered, amended and agreed to.

Mr. HENRY WEST FOVARGUE recalled and further examined.

Lieutenant-Colonel WALTER AUGUSTUS SPARROW and Mr. CHARLES JOSEPH KNIGHT sworn and examined.

Lieutenant-Colonel WALTER AUGUSTUS SPARROW, Major LESLIE ROSEVEARE and Mr. HENRY WEST FOVARGUE recalled and further examined. [Adjourned till to-morrow at 11 o'clock.

EASTBOURNE CORPORATION BILL [Lords] (continued).

Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to.

Mr. HENRY WEST FOVARGUE and Lieutenant-Colonel WALTER AUGUSTUS SPARROW recalled and further examined.

New Clauses brought up, amended and agreed to.

Preamble read a second time, and amended.

Question, That the Preamble, as amended, is proved, put and agreed to. Report read and agreed to.

Ordered, To Report.

[Adjourned till Tuesday next at 11 o'clock.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CORPORATION BILL [Lords].

Counsel Mr. Tyldesley-Jones, K.C., and Mr. Harold Beveridge.

Agents-Messrs. Sharpe, Pritchard & Co.

The following Petition against the Bill was read:

Ynyr Alfred Burges.

Counsel-The Honourable Evan Charteris, к.c., and Mr. Ralph Bury. Agents-Messrs. Torr, Durnford & Co.

Preamble read the First time.

An Instruction of the House was read, as follows:

[9th July, 1926.]

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the Bill that they shall have regard to the provisions of Section 56 of The Public Health Act, 1925, so far as Clause 25, sub-section 2A, is concerned.-(Sir Walter de Frece.)

Reports from the Ministry of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Transport were read.

Mr. BEVERIDGE called evidence to prove compliance with the Borough Funds Acts, 1872 and 1903.

Mr. HERBERT JAMES WORWOOD Sworn and examined.

Further consideration of the Preamble postponed.

Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., was heard in support of Part II (Sewerage and Sewage Disposal), and called evidence.

Mr. HENRY JAMES DEANE sworn and examined.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CORPORATION BILL [Lords] (continued).

Further evidence was heard in support of Part II.

Mr. HENRY JAMES DEANE further examined.

Mr. GOTFRED MIDGLEY TAYLOR, Mr. DAVID MOWAT WATSON and Mr. WILLIAM MILES Sworn and examined.

Mr. CHARTERIS, K.C., was heard in support of the Petition of Ynyr Alfred Burges against the Bill, and called evidence.

Mr. WILLIAM GEORGE SANDARS sworn and examined.

[Adjourned till to-morrow at 11 o'clock.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CORPORATION BILL [Lords] (continued).

Further evidence was heard in support of the Petition of Ynyr Alfred Burges against the Bill.

Mr. WILLIAM GEORGE SANDARS further examined.

Mr. THOMAS MASON and Mr. JOHN MARCUS POER O'SHEA Sworn and examined.

Mr. TYLDESLEY-JONES, K.C., was heard in reply on behalf of the Promoters.

Room cleared. The Committee deliberated.

Question, That so much of the Preamble as relates to Part II (Sewerage and Sewage Disposal) is proved, put and agreed to.

Parties called in and informed of the decision of the Committee.

Clauses considered, amended and agreed to.

Clause 19 (For protection of Ynyr Alfred Burges).

Mr. CHARTERIS, K.C., brought up an amendment on behalf of Ynyr Alfred Burges.

The Committee declined to insert the proposed amendment.

Clause amended and agreed to.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CORPORATION BILL [Lords] (continued),

Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to.

Mr, ROBERT DYER Sworn and examined,

Mr. WILLIAM MILES and Mr. ROBERT DYER recalled and further examined.

Mr. HENRY MAURICE KARSLAKE Sworn and examined.

Mr. WILLIAM MILES and Mr. ROBERT DYER recalled, and further examined.

Dr. CHARLES GRANT PUGH and Mr. ALBERT EDWARD BALL sworn and examined.

Dr. CHARLES GRANT PUGH recalled and further examined.

[Adjourned till to-morrow at a quarter-past 11 o'clock.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CORPORATION BILL [Lords] (continued).

Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to.

Mr. HENRY MAURICE KARSLAKE recalled and further examined.

New Clauses brought up, amended and agreed to.

Preamble read a second time, and amended.

Question, That the Preamble, as amended, is proved, put and agreed to.
Report read and agreed to,
Ordered, To Report.

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