§ LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILLasked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether a Memorial, of the date of March, 1881, from Her-Majesty's Inspectors of Factories, respecting salaries and allowances, was received by the Home Office; whether any reply was made to that Memorial; and, if not, whether he will explain the reason; and whether the contents of that Memorial have yet received the consideration of the Department, and what are his intentions with respect to the grievances set forth in the document?
§ MR. DODSONSir, the Memorial referred to was duly received; but it has not been practicable as yet to make any definite reply thereto, as the suggestions required careful examination, which, owing to various unavoidable causes, it was impossible to conclude in time to admit of proposals being made to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury for the last financial year. The Secretary of State is now in communication with the Treasury, and trusts soon to be in a position to return an answer to the Memorialists.