Amendments reported (according to Order).

Read 3^a and passed, and sent to the Commons.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 3) BILL.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 4) BILL.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDER (SOUTHAMPTON EXTENSION) BILL.

Moved, That the Order made on the 29th day of April last, "That no Provisional Order Confirmation Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after Thursday, the 17th of June next," be dispensed with in respect of these Bills; and that the Bills be now read 2^a .— (Viscount Astor.)

On Question, Motion agreed to, and Bills read 2^a .

Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee, read.

Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.— (The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House in Committee accordingly.

[The EARL of DONOUGEMORE in the Chair.]

Clauses 1 to 5 agreed to.

Clause 6:

Amendment moved—

Leave out Clause 6.—(The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Amendments reported (according to Order).

Clause 8:

Procedure in causes within jurisdiction of High Court.

8. All causes and proceedings in the Court shall be commenced by plaint, but in the case of any cause or proceeding which could not previously to the commencement of this Act have been brought in the City of London Court, but which could have been brought in the Mayor's Court, any party to such cause or proceeding may in manner prescribed by the rules of the Supreme Court apply by summons for directions as to the subsequent procedure to be adopted, and in regard to any such cause or proceeding, the procedure of the Supreme Court shall be adopted and be in force in lieu of the procedure which at the date of the commencement of this Act was in use in the Mayor's Court.

Provided that the scales of fees and costs now in use in the Mayor's Court shall continue to be in force for all such causes and proceedings as aforesaid, subject to any rules, regulations, or orders to be hereafter made.

Amendments moved—

Clause 8, page 4, line 14, leave out from ("by") to ("apply") in line 15 and insert ("rules to be made under Section 45 of the Mayor's Court of London Procedure Act, 1857")

Clause 8, page 4, line 16, after ("and") insert ("provision shall be made by rules under the said section for adopting")

Clause 8, page 4, line 17, after ("proceeding") insert ("subject to any modifications contained in the rules")

Clause 8, page 4, lines 17 and 18, leave out ("shall be adopted and be in force")

Clause 8, page 4, line 24, at end insert ("under the said section").—( The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Amendment reported (according to Order).

From Minutes of July 2.

Order of the Day for the Second Reading read: Counsel called in: Witnesses examined: Moved, That the Bill be now read 2^a ; agreed to: Bill read 2^a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday next.

House adjourned at half-past four o'clock.

[From Minutes of July 6.]

Ordered that the Petition of Richard Auchmuty Shekleton (presented on the 21st of June last) be further considered on Thursday next.

To be read 2^a on Tuesday the 27th instant (Lord Southwark).

First Report from the Joint Committee made, and to be printed.