§ MR. JACKSONsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce, at an early date, a Bill to remedy the defects of existing legislation in regard to the measures used in the Sale of Gas?
MR. CLIYEsaid, the last Act passed on the subject was the 22 & 23 Vict. c. 66, commonly called Lord Redesdale's Act, but its operation was suspended for the purpose of enabling those conditions enacted in the third section to be carried out. That section had been submitted to the Exchequer, but its conditions had not yet been fulfilled. When they were the Act would be brought into operation. Probably some defects might be found in the Act, which would have to be considered. It would be unwise, however, for the Government to introduce any measure to remove such defects before the Act itself came into operation, and the public were made acquainted with the nature of it.