§ MR. GROGANsaid, he wished to move
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House, a Return showing the names of the Officers and Clerks employed by the Corporation of the Trinity House, London, the Commissioners of Northern Lights, and the Corporation for improving the Port of Dublin, for the year ending the 31st day of December, 1856; the salaries and other emoluments, if any, and the duties of such Officers and Clerks respectively; specifying the names of the Officers and Clerks employed in the business and management of the Lighthouses and Light Vessels on the coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and total number of such Lighthouses and Light Vessels in each division of the United Kingdom; showing the total income received from Light Duties in England, Scotland, and Ireland, for the year ending the 31st day of December, 1856, and the total expenditure, including the salaries and emoluments, if any, of the Officers and Clerks employed in the business and management of the Lighthouses and Light Vessels, incurred for the maintenance of Lighthouses, &c., in the United Kingdom, for the same period.
§ MR. LOWEopposed the returns, not because there was any objection to the returns themselves, but because the hon. Member had given no reasons why they should be made, while they would entail a great waste both of time and money.
§ Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
§ House adjourned at half after Twelve o'clock till Monday next.