§ MR. FERRANDresumed: He thought Mr. Rawlinson had great cause of complaint against the corporation of Bradford in keeping back from him information prejudicial to their works which it was most important for him to possess. His Report, however, was very unsatisfactory. That Report stated that the Bradford corporation had eleven of these reservoirs under their control, of which three required special notice, leaving eight on which no particular remarks were made. Now, he was prepared to assert, on the authority of those who perfectly understood the question, that five of these eight were not only unsafe, but many of them dangerous to a very serious degree. If the right hon. Gentleman were to visit the neighbourhood of the Silsden Reservoir, and call at the houses of these people, he would have a great deal of sympathy with them. He would entreat the right hon. Gentleman to pay some attention to the question, and to put a stop to the great alarm which prevailed in the North of England on the subject. In almost the concluding sentence of his Report Mr. Rawlinson said, "This Report must not be considered to involve the Government or myself in any responsibility;" but who was to be responsible? The people themselves had no power, and the magistrates were very reluctant to interfere. The public had a right to expect that some stringent power would be brought to bear to protect them. It had been suggested that none of these reservoirs should be allowed to be brought into operation after their construction until they had been reported to the Home Office as being safe by some competent engineer. Having made these observations, he left the matter in the hands of the right hon. Gentleman at the head of the Home Office, and he trusted that the Report of Mr. Leather would be laid on the table.