§ SIR HENRY SELWIN-IBBETSONasked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether it is true that in consequence of a Petition from the engineer of the Epping Drainage District, the Local Government Board intend sending an Inspector down to Epping with a view of making a provisional order to borrow money up to two years' rateable value instead of the one year's rateable value originally contemplated for the completion of the works; and, if so, whether he can state the reasons which justify such an outlay?
§ MR. HIBBERT,in reply, said, that an Inspector had been sent down, and an inquiry had that day been opened. Owing to this being one of the cases in which the local authority had failed in providing water supply and sewage, the Local Government Board had appointed an engineer to carry out these works. An estimate was obtained by which it was expected that the works would be carried out at one year's rateable value; but in consequence of unforeseen difficulties in obtaining the water supply a larger outlay had become necessary. The Board did not, however, expect that much of the second year's value would be required.