§ MR. HAMBROasked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether it is his intention to proceed with the New Forest Bill; and, if so, whether he will name a day, or probable day, on which he will take the Second Reading of that Bill?
§ MR. BAXTERLooking, Sir, to the great pressure of public business and to the interest manifested by the House in forest questions, I do not intend to proceed with the New Forest Bill this Session, and perhaps I may be allowed to take this opportunity of stating with reference to the altered form of the Notice for to-morrow which stands in the name of the hon. Member for Brighton (Mr. Fawcett) that it is not intended, pending legislation, to make any fresh inclosures in the New Forest, and that no timber is to be felled except for current repairs, the necessary thinning of plantations, and the satisfaction of legal rights to fuel.
§ MR. FAWCETTsaid, considering the reckless destruction which had been committed in the New Forest, it was peculiarly a subject on which the House was bound to act with the greatest care and caution. He thought the best plan would be for the hon. Gentleman the Secretary to the Treasury to put on the Paper this evening, if possible, the Amendments he might deem it necessary to propose to his Motion.