The volume contains copies of the proposed Bill (and subsequent Act); reports on the Bill by Sir Douglas Fox (pages 58–61), Martin Samuelson (pages 62–71), and the Board of Trade (pages 260–261); Petitions Against the Bill submitted to the House of Lords (pages 74–256), clauses for the protection of the Humber Conservancy, clauses as to Hull and Hessle Footpath, and a number of plans connected with the Bill.

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