§ SIR ANDREW AGNEWsaid, he would beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the provision in the Bill for the Representation of the People, Clause 23, as to providing separate polling places "as nearly as possible" for every 200 electors, was to be considered compulsory in every case; or, whether it is meant that such arrangements should be at the discretion of the local authorities in their several counties?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERAt present, Sir, it is not compulsory. It must be left to the discretion of the local authorities. If the hon. Baronet wishes that it should be made compulsory, I will consider the subject.