Friday, 7th August, 1925.

The House met at three of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.

Brought from the Commons, endorsed with the Certificate from the Speaker that the Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act, 1911, and read 1^a .

Returned from the Commons, with the Amendment, agreed to.

Moved, That the Lichfield Electricity Special Order which was presented on the 15th day of July last be approved.—( The Earl of Plymouth.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

Moved, That the Brighton Electricity (Extension) and Birkenhead Electricity (Extension) Special Orders which were presented on the 20th day of July last be approved.—( The Earl of Plymouth.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

Moved, That the Brentwood and Southampton Special Orders which were presented on the 22nd day of July last be approved.—( The Earl of Plymouth.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

Moved to resolve, That this House on its adjournment do adjourn to Monday, the 16th of November, except for Judicial Business, but if it appears to the satisfaction of the Lord Chancellor that the public interest requires that the House should meet at any earlier time during such adjournment, the Lord Chancellor may give notice to the Peers that he is so satisfied, and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such Notice, and shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to that date.—( The Marquess of Salisbury.)

On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.

Moved, That Standing Order No. XXXIX be considered in order to its being dispensed with for this day's sitting.—( The Marquess of Salisbury.)

On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.

Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended, Bill read 2^a : Committee negatived: Bill read 3^a , and passed.

Order of the Day read for the considertion of the Fourth Report from the Select Committee.

The Committee reported as follows:—

The Committee, having given further consideration to the matter, would regard with warm approval the acceptance of the generous offer made by Lord Iveagh to complete the decoration of the Royal Gallery as set out in the Third Report, dated July 9, 1925.

The Committee approved the loan of certain pictures, at present in the custody of the Lord Great Chamberlain in the Palace of Westminster, to the Government of New Zealand for purposes of exhibition.

The Committee sanctioned the payment to a Coal Porter who served in the War a sum of £26 8 s., which has been found to be due to him under the Resolution passed by the House of Lords' Offices Committee in their First Report in 1916.

Moved, That the Report be now considered and adopted.—( The Earl of Donoughmore.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House adjourned during pleasure.

House resumed.

The Royal Assent was given to the following Bills:

• Consolidated Fund (Appropriation),
• Greenwich Hospital (Disused Burial Ground),
• Teachers (Superannuation),
• Therapeutic Substances,
• Allotments,
• Public Works Loans,
• Diseases of Animals,
• Summer Time,
• Telegraph (Money),
• Seeds Act (1920) Amendment,
• Wireless Telegraphy (Explanation),
• Roads Improvement,
• Unemployment Insurance,
• Public Health,
• Widows, Orphans and Old Age Contributory Pensions,
• Honours (Prevention of Abuses),
• National Library of Scotland,
• Dangerous Drugs,
• Air Ministry (Cattewater Seaplane Station),
• Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 4),
• Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 5),
• Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 6),
• Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 7),
• Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 8),
• Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 9),
• Ministry of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (Water),
• West Hartlepool Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Provisional Order,
• Irvine Burgh Order Confirmation,
• Victoria Infirmary of Glasgow Act, 1888 (Amendment) Order Confirmation,
• Stock Conversion and Investment Trust,
• Hoylake and West Kirby Urban District Council,
• Burnley Corporation,
• Bath Corporation,
• Middleex County Council,
• Slough Trading Company,
• Stockton-on-Tees Corporation,
• Oldham Corporation,
• Mansfield Corporation,
• Mid-Glamorgan Water Board,
• Newbury Corporation,
• London, Midland and Scottish Railway,
• Blackpool Improvement,
• Ipswich Corporation,
• Leek Urban District Council Water,
• Scarborough Corporation,
• Colonial Bank,
• Barrow-in-Furness Corporation,
• Uckfield Gas and Electricity,
• Nottingham Corporation,
• Mersey Tunnel,
• Boothferry Bridge,
• West Ham Corporation,
• West Cheshire Water Board,
• Clydebank Burgh Extension,
• Surrey County Council,
• Darlington Corporation (Transport, etc.),
• New Shoreham Harbour,
• Hartlepool Corporation,
• London County Council (General Powers),
• Manchester Ship Canal,
• Bradford Corporation,
• Walsall Corporation,
• Wolverhampton Corporation.

House adjourned during pleasure.

House resumed.

House adjourned at ten minutes before four o'clock till Monday, November 16, next.