§ MR. SAMUDAsaid, he would bog to ask the Vice President of the Council, If, before the Government approve of the site that may be selected by the Corporation for the waterside market for Foreign Animals, means would be taken to ascertain the views of those interested in the trade, and to insure a sufficient extent of accommodation being provided?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERsaid, in reply, that the Act passed last year did not make it the duty of the Government to fix on a site, or to say what site they considered best. It only placed them in this position, that in the event of the Corporation failing to provide a market to their satisfaction and opening it to the public before the end of next year, they would lose their market monopoly. The Market Committee of the Corporation had seen Earl De Grey and himself, and brought under their notice several sites. A written communication had since been made to the Committee informing them that the Lords in Council did not see any reason to object to the site ultimately proposed, provided that the area was sufficiently large to meet the requirements of the market, and that it would afford the necessary wharf accommodation. He had intended to mention the site, but as he was informed that the negotiations for its acquirement were not completed, he thought he had better not do so.