 In 1839 a select committee was again appointed to inquire into the state of railway communication, and as a result of its recommendations a general "saving" clause was inserted in the Croydon railway bill.28 In 1840 another select committee was appointed...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 1611833Full view - About this book
 | Edward Monson - 1882 - 128 pages
...and including, the water-course dividing the parishes of Chelsea and Fulham. X)n the loth July, 1823, a select committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the laws of sewers. On the accession of King William IV. in 1830, the Lord Chancellor issued a commission... | |
 | Charles Pelham Villiers - 1883 - 534 pages
...then alleged that the Poor Law had broken down, and for the purpose of investigating this allegation a Select Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the whole system of Poor Law relief. The Committee, of which Mr. Yilliers was appointed chairman, sat during... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1891 - 1024 pages
...case which demands exceptional treatment. In the Egyptian affair, when the Commissariat broke down, a Select Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the matter, which is a proof that when something has gone wrong in a Department a Select Committee inquires... | |
 | Canadian Institute (1849-1914) - 1915 - 664 pages
...more than two decades striven to assist and encourage Canadian agriculture. In the year 1884 a Special Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the causes for the depression that had for some years been experienced in Canadian agriculture and to suggest... | |
 | George Shaw-Lefevre Baron Eversley - 1894 - 444 pages
...the want of sufficient accommodation for the population, and of the sanitary defects of the district, a select Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the condition of the Forest. The inquiry escaped the notice of those interested in Commons, and the Committee,... | |
 | Abbott Lawrence Lowell, Henry Morse Stephens - 1900 - 370 pages
...in the forbidden traffic. Yet the advertisements continued to appear in the newspapers, and in 1809 a Select Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the existence of corrupt practices in regard to nominations to the Civil and Military Services of the East... | |
 | 1901 - 458 pages
...English judges. But it was not till 1817 that any definite step was taken in this direction. In that year a Select Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the condition of the judicial system of Wales and Chester. Again in 1820 and 1821 like committees sat.... | |
 | 1901 - 456 pages
...English judges. But it was not till 1817 that any definite step was taken in this direction. In that year a Select Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the condition of the judicial system of Wales and Chester. Again in 1820 and 1821 like committees sat.... | |
 | Sir John Rhys, Sir David Brynmor Jones, David Brynmor-Jones - 1906 - 734 pages
...Crown. It was not till 1817 that some definite step was taken in regard to the matter. In that year a select committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the condition of the judicial system of Wales and Chester, and in 1820 and 1821 like committees sat. The... | |
 | American Federation of Labor - 1908 - 692 pages
...one of the live political issues in England, and has been a subject of discussion for several years. A select committee was appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the subject-matter and report its findings. This select committee spared no pains or expense in its investigation,... | |
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