A.D. 1869. SCHEDULE of Provisional Orders referred to in the 1. BIDEFORD.-Putting in force Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, for the purchase and taking of lands otherwise than by agreement. 5 2. BOURNEMOUTH.-Altering a Local Act in force within the district. 3. BOWNESS.-Alteration of boundaries of the district. 4. BRISTOL.-Altering a Local Act in force within the district. 6. CROYDON.-Alteration of the number of members of the Local Board. 10 7. FLEETWOOD.-Altering a Local Act in force within the district. 8. HANLEY-Putting in force Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, for the purchase and taking of lands otherwise than by agreement. 15 11. LITHERLAND.-Extending the borrowing powers of the Local Board. 20 14. RYDE.-Extending the borrowing powers of the Local Board. 15. WORTHING.-Partially repealing and altering a Local Act in force within the district. A.D. 1869. BIDEFORD. Provisional Order putting in force the Lands Clauses Consolidation 5 WHEREAS the Local Board for the district of Bideford, in the county of Devon, have, in pursuance of the provisions of the 75th section of the Local Government Act, 1858, and after complying with the requirements of that section by duly giving and serving all notices thereby directed, presented a petition, under the seal of the said Board, to one of Her Majesty's Principal 10 Secretaries of State for authority to put in force the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, to enable the aforesaid Local Board to purchase certain pieces of land for works of water supply within their district : And whereas the said petition duly set forth in the schedule annexed thereto the several pieces of land intended to be taken by such Board for such 15 purposes as shown in the plan accompanying such petition, and the names of the owners, lessees, and occupiers of the aforesaid land who have assented, dissented, and are neuter in respect of the taking thereof, or who have returned no answer to the notice issued to such Board; and such petition prayed that the said Board might, with reference to such lands, be allowed to put in force 20 the powers of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act aforesaid with respect to the purchase and taking of land otherwise than by agreement; and on the receipt of such petition Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department directed Robert Morgan, Esquire, the inspector appointed for the purpose, to visit the said district, and the said inspector has now 25 inquired in the district aforesaid into the subject matter of such petition, and has duly reported to me thereon: Now, therefore, I, as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, do hereby, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by the Local Government Act, 1858, make order and direct,— 30 That from and after the passing of any Act of Parliament confirming this Order, 1. The Local Board for the district of Bideford, in the county of Devon, Given under my hand this second day of April one thousand 40 SCHEDULE referred to in the preceding Order. The Pieces of Land proposed to be taken as described in the foregoing Order are the following; and the numbers in column 1 refer to those on the Plan accompanying the Petition of the Local Board aforesaid, A.D. 1869. BOURNEMOUTH. Provisional Order altering the Bournemouth Improvement Act, 1856. WHEREAS the Commissioners acting under the Bournemouth Improvement Act, 1856, as the Local Board in and for the district of St. Peter, Bournemouth, in the parishes of Christchurch and Holdenhurst, in the county of South- 5 ampton, have, in pursuance of the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1858, and after complying with the requirements thereof, duly presented a Petition to one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for alteration and repeal of their Local Act: And whereas after due inquiry and report by Arnold Taylor, Esquire, 10 the Inspector appointed by me for the purpose, I am of opinion that the prayer of such Petition should be granted, so far as is herein-after set forth; but the same cannot be done without the consent of Parliament: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the power now vested in me as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State as aforesaid, I do hereby, by this 15 Provisional Order under my hand, direct as follows: That from and after the passing of any Act of Parliament confirming this 1. The sections of the Local Act aforesaid numbered respectively 3 and 5, 2. The section of the Local Act aforesaid numbered 19, and incorporating 30 5 10 - 4. The section of the Local Act aforesaid numbered 26, incorporating A.D. 1869. 5.-The sections of the Local Act aforesaid numbered respectively 9, 10, 11, Given under my hand this ninth day of April in the year one 15 BOWNESS. Provisional Order for altering the Boundaries of the District of Bowness in the County of Westmoreland under the Provisions of the Local Government Act, 1858. WHEREAS a petition has been duly presented to one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, under the provisions of the 77th section of the Local Government Act, 1858, signed by owners of a certain portion of the district of Bowness in the county of Westmoreland herein-after described, 20 and to which the Local Government Act, 1858, does not extend, praying for the addition to such district of Bowness of all that part of the Kendal turnpike road leading from Kendal to Ferry Nab on Windermere Lake marked D to E on the plan accompanying the aforesaid petition, and described therein, and for the addition to the district of Bowness aforesaid of the herein25 before mentioned portion of such road: And whereas it appears expedient to issue a Provisional Order in relation to the said matters, but no such Order can be valid without confirmation by Parliament: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by the said Local 30 Government Act, I, as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, do, by this Provisional Order under my hand, direct, 35 40 That from and after the passing of any Act of Parliament confirming this 1.-The district of Bowness aforesaid, in which the Local Government Act, 2. At every election of members of the Bowness Local Board aforesaid, |