Metropolitan Board of Works Indemnity Act 1879
WHEREAS the Metropolitan Board of Works did, during the last session of Parliament, in good faith, but beyond the powers conferred upon them by Parliament, promote two Bills, which were respectively intituled "A Bill for the supply of water for certain purposes to the Metropolis by the Metropolitan Board of Works for the construction of waterworks by the said Board and for other purposes" and "A Bill to make provision for the purchase by the Metropolitan Board of Works of the undertakings of ...