§ MR. WILSON moved that Mr. G. A. HAMILTON, Mr. GREENE, Mr. WILSON, Mr. DIVETT, Mr. GASKELL, Mr. VERNON SMITH, Mr. ESTCOURT, Mr. BONHAM-CARTER, and Mr. THORNELY, be the Members of the Printing Committee.
§ SIR HENRY WILLOUGHBYcalled the attention of the House to the enormous amount of the printing expenses, and stated his conviction that, unless some effective control were placed over the various departments connected with this subject, the evil would continue, if, indeed, it did not go on increasing.
MR. WILSONsaid, the Treasury had prepared a set of rules, which he should present for the opinion and adoption of this Committee when it sat, and which he hoped would have the effect of accomplishing the object the hon. Baronet had in view. He (Mr. Wilson) quite admitted that there had been an enormous amount of unnecessary printing from first to last, and he hoped the House would assist the Government in its desire to mitigate the evil, for during some years past they had had returns moved for which were of no earthly use. The Resolutions he meant to propose would be such as would reach and control every department of the State concerned in the subject of printing, and such as he hoped would effect a material reduction in that branch of the public expenditure.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ House adjourned at half-after One o'clock.