DR. CAMERONasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether he is in a position to inform the House what fees the Treasury contemplate charging for the services of the official auditors proposed to be appointed under the Friendly Societies Bill; and, whether he will give any assurance that the charge sanctioned for a quinquennial valuation of the assets and liabilities of such a society shall in no case exceed a given per centage of its gross annual income; and, if so, what per centage?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, in reply, said, that before considering what fees should be given to the official auditors, the Treasury must first ascertain whether they could get them. The Question of the hon. Gen- 1489 tleman had better be discussed when that part of the Bill which related to these officers came under consideration.