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Into the details of the Bill it is not necessary to enter
at any great length; since the introduction of the measure
it has undergone considerable modification in details, and
it is quite possible that before it reaches the committee
stage in the House of Lords, other modifications will havetaken
place.
London County Council Water Bills.
No less than four Bills were promoted by the London
County Council, dealing with the question of supply of
water to the Metropolis. The first of these provided for
the purchase of the undertakings of the London Water
Companies either by agreement or by arbitration. The
second proposed to empower the London County Council to
construct Reservoirs and Works at certain places in Wales;
and to lay mains for the purpose of conveying the water to
London. The third authorised the London County Council
to construct Aqueducts and Works in the Counties of
Brecknock, Hereford, Gloucester, Oxford, Buckingham,
Herts, and Middlesex, with reservoirs in the latter county.
The fourth was a finance Bill to authorise the Council to
raise and expend money on Capital account for and in connection
with the acquisition and construction of Water
Works. The fate of the whole four Bills was the same, none
of them have ever been read a second time up to the date
when this report was printed.
Great Northern and Strand Railway Bill.
This Bill proposed to incorporate the Company and
empower them to construct an underground railway from
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