Mr. Villiers Bayly called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Mr. Charles Lee des Forges sworn and examined. Mr. Tyldesley Jones, K.C., was heard in support of Part II of the Bill (Street Improvements and Lands), and called evidence. Mr. Vincent Turner sworn and examined. Mr. Charles Lee des Forges recalled and further examined. Mr. Donald called evidence in support of the Petitions of Wilfred Froggatt and James Stansfield against Part II of the Bill. Mr. Wilfred Froggatt sworn and examined. The Chairman stated that, in the opinion of the Committee, Mr. Stansfield had made out his case for consideration. The Committee therefore required an undertaking from the Promoters of the Bill, in favour of Mr. Stansfield, similar to that given previously in the case of Wolverhampton. Further consideration of the Petition of James Stansfield adjourned. The Petition of Wilfred Froggatt was dismissed. Mr. Tyldesley Jones, K.C., was heard in support of Part III of the Bill (Tramways, Trolley Vehicles, Omnibuses, etc.), and called evidence. Mr. George Edward Caine sworn and examined. [Adjourned till Tuesday next at 11 o'clock. ROTHERHAM CORPORATION BILL (continued). Further evidence was heard in support of Part III of the Bill (Tramways, Trolley Vehicles, Omnibuses, etc.). Mr. Tom Percy Sykes sworn and examined. Mr. Rowand Harker, K.C., was heard in support of the Petitions of the London and North-Eastern Railway Company and the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company against Part III of the Bill. Room cleared. The Committee deliberated. Question, That so much of the Preamble as refers to Part III of the Bill, provided that the powers referred to are confined within a circle with Rotherham as centre and a radius of fifteen miles, put and agreed to. Parties called in and informed of the decision of the Committee. Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Vincent Turner and Mr. Tom Percy Sykes recalled and further examined. [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock. ROTHERHAM CORPORATION BILL (continued). Mr. Thorpe appeared in the place of Mr. Donald, in support of the Petition of James Stansfield against Part II of the Bill. Mr. Villiers Bayly submitted an undertaking which the Corporation were prepared to give, for the protection of Mr. James Stansfield, as required by the Committee, Mr. Thorpe was heard in support of the Petition of James Stansfield, against the proposed undertaking. Mr. Villiers Bayly was heard in reply, on behalf of the Promoters, Room cleared. The Committee deliberated. The text of the Undertaking was amended. Question, That the Preamble so far as relates to Part II of the Bill, subject to the Corporation giving to Mr. James Stansfield the Undertaking as amended by the Committee, is proved, put and agreed to. Parties called in and informed of the decision of the Committee. Clauses further considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Tom Percy Sykes recalled and further examined. [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock. ROTHERHAM CORPORATION BILL (continued). Clauses further considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Charles Lee des Forges recalled and further examined. Mr. Edward Dunn sworn and examined. Mr. Vincent Turner recalled and further examined. Dr. William Barr, Mr. William Wormald, and Dr. John James Buchan sworn and examined. Mr. Tom Percy Sykes recalled and further examined. Mr. Robert Goldthorp Nicholson and Mr. Albert Percy Aizlewood sworn and examined. Dr. William Barr recalled and further examined. [Adjourned till Tuesday next at half past 11 o'clock. ROTHERHAM CORPORATION BILL (continued). Clanses further considered, amended, and agreed to. Clause 103. (Punishment of persons having in their possession or conveying stolen goods). Mr. Villiers Bayly was heard in support of the Clause, and called evidence. Mr. Edwin Weatherhogg sworn and examined. Room cleared. The Committee deliberated. Question, That Clause 103 stand part of the Bill, put and negatived. Parties called in and informed of the decision of the Committee. The Chairman stated that in the opinion of the Committee Clause 103 referred to a matter which cught more properly to be dealt with by the General Law. The attention of the Home Office would therefore be called to the evidence given in support of Clause 103 of the Rotherham Corporation Bill. Other Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Edwin Weatherhogg and Mr. Charles Lee des Forges 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. WARWICK CORPORATION BILL [Lords]. Counsel: Mr. Thorpe. Agent: Sir Ernest Hiley. Preamble read the first time. Reports from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Health, and the Home Office were read. Mr. Thorpe called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Mr. Walter Heap sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Clauses considered amended and agreed to. Mr. Arthur Tandy, Mr. Richard Wormell, and Mr. Joe Walshaw sworn and examined. Mr. Richard Wormell recalled and further examined. Dr. Herbert Gibbons Ward sworn and examined. [Adjourned till To-morrow at 11 o'clock. WARWICK CORPORATION BILL [Lords] (continued). Clauses further considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Arthur Tandy and Mr. Joe Walshaw recalled and further examined. New Clauses brought up, amended, and agreed to. Question, That the Preamble as amended is proved, put and agreed to. PLYMPTON ST. MARY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL [Lords]. Agents: Messrs. Lees and Co. Preamble read the first time. A Report from the Ministry of Health was read. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Mr. Lees was heard in support of the Clauses of the Bill, and called evidence. Mr. Arthur Collins sworn and examined. Clauses considered, amended, and agreed to. Mr. Richard Hansford Worth, and Mr. Percy Tom Loosemore sworn and examined. Mr. Arthur Collins recalled and further examined. Preamble read a second time. Question, That the Preamble is proved, put and agreed to. Report read and agreed to. Ordered, To Report. [Adjourned till Tuesday next at 11 o'clock. CLEETHORPES URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL [Lords]. Counsel: Mr. Jeeves, K.C., Mr. Fitzgerald. Agents: Messrs. Lees and Co. Preamble read the first time. Reports from the Ministry of Health, the Home Office, and the Ministry of Transport were read. Mr. Jeeves, K.C., called evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill. Mr. Albert Sidney Barter sworn and examined. Further consideration of the Preamble postponed. Clauses considered, amended and agreed to. Sir George Moody sworn and examined. CLEETHORPES URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL [Lords] (continued). Clauses further considered, amended and agreed to. Question, That the Preamble as amended is proved, put and agreed to. [Adjourned till Tuesday next at 11 o'clock. CLEETHORPES URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL [Lords] (continued). Report read and agreed to. Ordered, To Report. |