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A second meeting was held on the 6th December, 1907, when the
Committee's Report and Draft Bill was presented. It was a short Bill of
two Clauses, Clause I being a definition of the meaning of the word " Drain,"
and Clause II. the short title.
Clause I. was to the following effect:—
1. " In and for the purposes of the Metropolis Management Acts,
" 1855 to 1899, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, or any Act
" or Acts amending the same, the word " drain " shall be deemed to
" include any sewer or drain, whether constructed before or after the
" passing of this Act, with which two or more houses or premises
" (whether belonging to the same or different owners) are at the date of
" the passing of this Act, or may at any time thereafter, be connected or
" which is used or capable of being or intended to be used for the
" conveyance of the drainage of such houses or buildings, directly or by
'' means of any other sewer or drain, to any public sewer, but shall not
" include any sewer which has been constructed as a sewer to the satis"
faction of the Corporation of the City of London, the London County
" Council, the Metropolitan Borough Councils or their respective
" predecessors, or any sewer which has been constructed by any of
" those Authorities at the public expense."
-Clause II. was as under :—
2. " This Act may be cited as the Metropolis Management Amend"
ment Act, 1907, and shall be construed as one with the Metropolis
" Management Act, 1855, and the Acts amending the same."
The Committee recommended :—
" (a) That the Draft Bill be approved and adopted."
" (b) That a copy of the Draft Bill approved by the Conference be
" forwarded to each of the City and Metropolitan Borough
" Councils."
" (c) That the City and Metropolitan Borough Councils be asked to
" bring the Draft Bill before the Members of Parliament repre"
senting their respective Districts, with a view to obtaining their
" support and co-operation in the promotion of the Bill through
" the various stages of the House."
The report was received, when, upon the motion of the Chairman that
recommendation (a) be adopted, an amendment was brought forward to
the following effect:—
" In and for the purposes of the Metropolis Management Acts, 1855
" to 1899, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, or any Act or