The volume contains papers connected with the Proceedings of the Bill through the House of Commons, which includes: a timeline of the Bill's progress through the Commons (19 February to 23 June 1883); copies of iterations of the proposed Bill; petitions against the Bill; proposed clauses and amendments; newspaper cuttings; and a report of a meeting of the Humber Conservancy Commissioners held at Grimsby 26 July 1883.

Also included in the volume are the following:

1. Minutes of Proceedings taken before a Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Hull South and West Junction Railway Bill between 9 and 15 July 1873.

2. A copy of the Proceedings of a Board of Trade Enquiry into the Forth Bridge, September 1878 (printed 1880).

An index can be found at the front of the volume.