§ SIR FITZROY KELLYsaid, he wished to ask the Attorney General, Whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to bring in a Bill, in the present Session, to amend the Law of Bankruptcy; and whether provision will be made in any such Bill for the consolidation of the Statutes of Bankruptcy?
THE ATTORNEY GENERALsaid, he had to state to his hon. and learned Friend that the Government were not aware that any necessity existed for making any material amendments in the Law of Bankruptcy, But in regard to the administration of that Law, experience had convinced them more and more of the expediency of alterations being made, including, as was originally proposed, the appointment of a chief judge in bankruptcy. The Government would be prepared to recommend to the House a proposition of that nature, when it saw a fair chance of obtaining the sanction of Parliament. As to the consolidation of the Bankruptcy Law, he could state that the attention of the Lord Chancellor had been directed to the subject, but he could not promise that any measure would be introduced into Parliament for the purpose of such consolidation this Session.