1880, June 5,

June 5.

Minot fund.

REPORTS FROM

1875.

COMMITTEES:

SEVEN VOLUMES:-CONTENTS OF THE

SEVENTH VOLUME.

N.B.-THE Figures at the beginning of the line, correspond with the N° at the
foot of each Report; and the Figures at the end of the line, refer to the MS. Paging
of the Volumes arranged for The House of Commons.

PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACTS AMENDMENT BILL, &c. :

✓ 358. Special Report from the Select Committee on the Public Works Loan

Acts Amendment Bill and Public Works Loan Acts Consolidation

Bill, consolidated into the Public Works Loans Bill; together with

the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix,

and Index
p. 1

PUBLIC WORSHIP FACILITIES BILL:

✓ 331. Report from the Select Committee on Public Worship Facilities Bill;

together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of

Evidence, Appendix, and Index -

REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS BILL [LORDS]:

97

✓ 365. Report from the Select Committee on Registration of Trade Marks

Bill (Lords); with the Proceedings of the Committee

-

539

TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE:

208. Report from the Select Committee on Turnpike Acts Continuance;

with the Proceedings of the Committee

545

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Monday, 24th May 1875.

Ordered, THAT the Public Works Loan Acts Amendment Bill be read a second time,
and committed to a Select Committee.

Ordered, THAT the Public Works Loan Acts Consolidation Bill be read a second time,

and committed to the Select Committee on the Public Works Loan Acts Amendment

Bill.

Ordered, THAT it be an Instruction to the Committee on the Bills, That they have

power to consolidate the said Bills into one Bill.

Ordered, THAT the Committee have power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

Ordered, THAT Five be the quorum of the Committee.

Wednesday, 16th June 1875.

Ordered, THAT Mr. O'Reilly be discharged from further attendance on the Com-

mittee.

Ordered, THAT Mr. Fawcett be added to the Committee.

Monday, 26th July 1875.

Ordered, THAT the Committee have leave to make a Special Report, and that they

have power to Report the Minutes of Evidence taken before them, to The House.

SPECIAL REPORT.

THE SELECT COMMITTEE to whom the PUBLIC WORKS LOANS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL and the PUBLIC WORKS LOANS ACTS CONSOLIDATION BILLS consolidated into the PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL, were referred ;-HAVE agreed to the following SPECIAL REPORT:

YOUR Committee have gone through the Consolidated Bill, and have made Amendments therein.

They are of opinion that the Commissioners for Public Works Loans should be nominated in the Bill, but they deem it right to leave it to your Honourable House to insert the names.

They desire further to report, that having taken evidence as to the system under which loans have been made by the existing Public Works Loan Commission to local authorities, they are satisfied that the public are greatly indebted to those gentlemen, and especially to their chairman, for the care they have exercised in the administration of the public moneys which have been placed at their disposal.

REPORT.

THE SELECT COMMITTEE to whom the PUBLIC WORKS LOANS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL and the PUBLIC WORKS LOANS ACTS CONSOLIDATION BILL, consolidated into the PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL, were referred, have considered the said Bills, and taken evidence thereon, which they have agreed to report to the House, and have, pursuant to the Instruction of the House, consolidated the two Bills into one Bill," to consolidate with Amendments the Acts relating to Loans for Public Works:" and have gone through the said Consolidated Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

26 July 1875.

The Committee considered the Public Works Loan Acts Amendment Bill and the Public Works Loan Acts Consolidation Bill.

Mr. Henry Jenkins, Mr. Henry Hickman Barnes, and Mr. William Williamson Willink, were examined.

Mr. W. W. Willink was further examined.

The Right Hon. John Gellibrand Hubbard (a Member of the House) was examined.

[Adjourned till Thursday next, at One o'clock.