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London Hydraulic Power Company's Bill.
This Bill proposed to amend the London HydraulicPower
Company's Acts, 1871 and 1884, so far as the
provisions of Section 5 of the Act of 1884 were concerned,
by conferring powers on the Board of Trade on the application
of either the Company or a local authority to determine
the conditions upon which an extension of the
Company's mains should be made. From a statement
made by the Secretary to the Company it appeared that
the necessity for further powers had arisen in consequence
of the refusal of certain local authorities either absolutely
or by the imposition of impracticable conditions to permit
mains to be laid or hydraulic power to be supplied in the
areas under their control, and it was suggested by these
authorities that the Board should oppose the Bill, but
having regard to the manner in which the Company had
always carried out the agreements entered into by the
Board with them, they resolved to offer no opposition to
the Bill, but to suggest to the promoters the desirability
of the time for considering applications being extended
from 21 days to 42 days. The Bill was, however, opposed
by other local authorities, and on being referred to a Select
Committee was rejected.
London County Council Acquisition of Spitalfields
Market Bill.
This Bill proposed to confer powers on the London
County Council and the freeholders of Spitalfields Market
for the acquisition by the Council of the market rights
and property, but as the measure did not in any way
affect the interests of the St. Giles District the Board did
not take any action in the matter.