Public bills. Return to an order of the honourable the House of Commons, dated 27 July, 1948;--for return, for session 1947-48 "of the number of public bills, distinguishing government from other bills, introduced into this house, or brought from the House of Lords, during session 1947-48 showing: (1) those which received the royal assent; (2) those which did not receive the royal assent, indicating those which were introduced into but not passed by this House, those passed by this House but not by the House of Lords, those passed by the House of Lords but not by this House, those passed by both Houses but amendments not agreed to; and distinguishing the stages at which such bills were dropped, postponed or rejected in either House of Parliament" [electronic resource].