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Her Majesty's Answer to the Address of the 25th of February last

onsolidated Fund (No. 1) Bill :-Brought from the Commons

CANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW: Leave to sit notwithstanding the sitting

[March 24.]

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PRIVATE BUSINESS.

LONDON WATER BILLS.

Chelsea Water (Transfer) Bill:-Motion made, "That this Bill be now read 2o.”—

"That the Bill be read 2o this day six months."-(Sir F. Dixon-Hartland)

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The House divided:-Ayes, 123; Noes, 287.-(Division List, No. 65)

Words added; Main Question, as amended, put, and agreed to; Second

Reading put off for six months

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East London Water (Transfer) Bill:-Motion, "That the Bill be now read 2o," put,

and negatived ...

Grand Junction Water (Transfer) Bill:-Motion, "That the Bill be now read 2o,"

put, and negatived

Kent Water (Transfer) Bill :-Motion, "That the Bill be now read 2o,” put, and

negatived

West Middlesex Water (Transfer) Bill:-Motion, "That the Bill be now read 2o,”

put, and negatived

Lambeth Water (Transfer) Bill and Southwark and Vauxhall Water

(Transfer) Bill:-Order for resuming Adjourned Debate on Question [24th

February]--(Mr. James Stuart)—read, and discharged

Lambeth Water (Transfer) Bill:-Order for Committee [17th February] read, and

discharged. Bill withdrawn

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Southwark and Vauxhall Water (Transfer) Bill:-Order for Committee [17th

February] read, and discharged.-Bill withdrawn

Kent Water Board Bill:-Motion "That the Bill be now read 2o," put and negatived

London Water Companies Bills:-Select Committee appointed

Chelsea Water (Suspended) Bill:-Order for Committee [17th February] read,

and discharged.- Bill committed to the Select Committee on London Water Com-

panies Bills

Lambeth Water (Suspended) Bill:-Order for Committee [17th February] read,

and discharged. -Bill Committed to the Select Committee on London Water Com-

panies Bills

Staines Reservoirs Bill:-Committed to the Select Committee on London Water

Companies Bills

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CONGO FREE STATE-Question, Sir Charles Dilke; Answer, Under Secre-