8. Municipal Corporations (Scot- Return of the Water, Gas, Tramway Electric

land) (Reproductive On- Lighting, and other Reproductive Under- LXXXIV.
dertakings).
takings carried on by Municipal Boroughs

513.
[Sir J. Leng.) in Scotland.
8. Local Taxation (Scotland).

Annual Local Taxation Returns (Scotland) LXXXIV.1. [By Act.]

for 1897-98.
8. Imperial Institute (Indian Return of portions of the Annual Report of
Section).

the Indian Section of the Imperial
(Sir M. Bhownaggrce.]

Institute, for the year ending the 31st
March 1899 and the preceding two years,
embodying the more important details of
the working of the Section, and the results
obtained in the Scientific Investigations of
selected Natural Products from India
carried on at the Imperial Institute.

LXV. 977

352.

1899 :
Aug. 8. Retired Soldiers' Appointments. Return showing the number of Appointments
[Colonel Lockwood.] which would be open to Reserve and

Retired Soldier3 under the heads enu-
merated in the Report of the Select
Committee Retired Soldiers' and
Sailors Employment, 1895; the number
now holding such Appuintments; and the
number of vacancies which have occurred
in such Appointments since December
1895

on

LIII. 509.

& Expenditare upon

Capital Return showing the amounts of Expenditure

authorised since the 1st April 1888, by Account

Acts of Parliament and by the Bills of
[Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman.]

the present Session to be incurred on
various public services and to be charged
to Capital Account; the several heads of
such expenditure; the amounts of expen-
diture incurred in each year to the 31st
March 1899, under each head; the
amounis borrowed to meet the require-
ments of spending Departments to that
date; the amounts of the loans repaid
under each hrad by the same date ; and
the amounts then outstanding.

LI. 187.

Return of the Petition of Right, dated the

1899: 359. Aug. 8. Joint Stock Companies.

[Mr. Ritchie.]

Return of the Names, Objects, or Business,

Places of Business, Date of Registration,
Number of Persons who signed the
Memorandum of Association, Total Num-
ber of Shares taken up by such Sub-
scribers, Nominal Capital, Number of
Shares, Number taken up, Calls made,
and the Total Amount of Calls received,
of all Joint Stock Companies formed
during 1898, distinguishing whether
limited or unlimited, and also the Num-
ber of Shareholders in each company at
the Date of the last Return, and whether
still in operation or being wound up;
of the total Number having their Regis-
tered Offices in the City of London, or
within Five Miles of th General Post
Office; and of the Total Number and the
paid-up Capital of all Registered Com-
panies carrying on Business at present.

LXXXIX.

183.

360.

8. Local Government and Regis. Orders made by the Lord Lieutenant in
tration (Ireland) Acts

Council, and Orders, Rules, and Schedules
(Rules, Orders, &c.).

by the Local Government Board for
[Mr. Gerald Balfour.]

Ireland, under the Local Government
(Ireland) Act, 1898, and the Registration
(Ireland) Act, 1898; also Rules of Court,
and County Court Rules.

LXXXIII.
Pt. II. 1.

1899: 0.273. Aug. 3. Private Bills and Private Return of ihe Number of Private Bills, Business.

Hybrid Bills, aud Bills for confirming (Dr. Farquharson.] Provisional Orders introduced into the

House of Commons, and bronght from the House of Lords, and of Acts passed in the Session of 1899, classed according to subjects; of the Private Bills, Hybrid Bills, aud Bills for confirming Provisional Orders, which, in the Session of 1899, have been reported on by Committees on Opposed Private Bills, or by Committees nominated partly by the House and partly by the Committee of Selection, with the Numes of the selected Members who served on each Committee; the first and also the last Day of the sitting of each Committee; the Number of Days on which each Committee sat ; the Number of Days on which each selected Member has served ; the Number of Days occupied by each Bill in Committee; the Bills the preambles of which were reported to have been proved ; the Bills the preambles of which were reported to have been not proved; and LXXVII. 59. in the case of Bills for confirming Pro. visional Orders, whether the Provisional Orders ought or ought not to be confirmed ; of Private Bills and Bills for confirming Provisional Orders which, in the Session of 1999, have been referred by the Com. mittee of Selection, or by the General Committee on Railway and Canal Bills, to the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means; with the Names of the Members who served on each Committee, the Number of Days on which ench Committee sat; and the Number of Days on which each Member attended ; and of the Number of Private Bills, Hybrid Bills, and Bills for confirming Provisional Orders with drawn, or not proceeded with by the parties, those Bills being specified which have been referred to Committees, and dropped during the sittings of the Committee (in continuation of No. 0.278 of 1898).

Return of the Number of Public Bills, dis.)

tinguishing Government from other Bills,
introduced into this House, or brought
from the House of Lords, during Session
1899, showing the Number which received
the Royal Assent; the Number which
were passed by this House, but not by the
House of Lords; the Number passed by LXXVII. 8«.
the House of Lords, but not by this House;
and distinguishing the Stages at which
such Bills us did not receive the Royal
Assent were dropped or postponed and
rejected in either House in continuation
of No. 0.283 of 1898).

0.275.

3. Public Petitions.

[Dr. Farquharson.]

Return of the Number of Public Petitions)

presented and printed in Session 11899; | LXXVII. 95.
with the total Number of Signatures (in
continuation of No. 0.282 of 1898).