HC Deb 03 April 1828 vol 18 c1442
Sir F. Burdett

inquired when the Report of the Commissioners might be expected

Mr. Peel

said, he understood that the report would be ready about the 21st of the month.

Sir J. Yorke

thought that the commission looked very much like a job. That Mr. Telford, Mr. Brande, and Dr. Roget, should have been six months examining whether there was a sufficient supply of water for the town, and whether that water was of a wholesome quality, seemed to him inconceivable.

Mr. Peel

said, that the commissioners had not been employed so long as six months; and, in addition to an analysis of the water, they had to examine the books and affairs of the water companies. The commissioners were gentlemen of the highest character, and were incapable of being concerned with a disgraceful job.

Sir F. Burdett

doubted whether any analysis would satisfy the public: a given quantity of water might be perfectly clear, but unless it was drawn from a pure and wholesome source, the inhabitants of the metropolis would never be satisfied.

The House adjourned to the 14th of April.