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REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: 1901.

CIVIL LIST:

N 87.

Special Report from the Select Committee on the Civil List.

P. 607

✓ 110.

Report from the Select Committee on the Civil List; with the
Proceedings of the Committee, and an Appendix.

611

152.

157.

COMMONS:

Report from the Select Committee on Commons; with the
Proceedings of the Committee and Minutes of Evidence.

659

CREMATION BILL:

Report from the Standing Committee on Law, and Courts of Justice, and Legal Procedure, on the Cremation Bill; with the Proceedings of the Committee.

689

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1901.

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Ordered,-[Tuesday, 26th February 1901]:-THAT the Committee of Public Accounts do consist of Fifteen Members.

Committee nominated of

Mr. Baldwin.

Mr. Banbury.

Mr. Blake.

Mr. Gibson Bowles.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain.

Mr. Cohen.

Mr. Cameron Corbett.

Sir Thomas Esmonde.

Mr. Goddard,

Sir Brampton Gurdon.
Sir Arthur Hayter.
Mr. Brodie Hoare.
Mr. Herbert Lewis.
Sir Robert Mowbray.
Mr. Pym.

THAT the Committee have power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

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FIRST REPORT.

THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS have made Progress in the Matters referred to them, and have agreed to the following FIRST REPORT :--

1. YOUR Committee have to report that during the financial year 1899--1900 Expenditure in Excess of the amount granted by Parliament has been incurred under the following Votes:-

2. These excesses will be met almost entirely by Appropriations in Aid, and Parliament will only be required to Vote the sums of

For these sums the sanction of Parliament will be required.

3. Your Committee see no objection to these sums being provided for by Excess

Votes.