§ QUESTION.
§ MR. DODSONasked the Postmaster General, Whether he will, early in next Session, propose to the House a Bill conferring upon the Post Office such general powers for the erection and protection of telegraphs as he considers requisite instead of making partial provision for these purposes by procuring the insertion of clauses in the Private Bills of the Session?
§ LORD JOHN MANNERS ,in reply, said, it was the intention of the Government—and he hoped at an early period next Session—to bring in a Bill upon the subject indicated in the Question of the right hon. Gentleman. He might add that this would be done in consequence of the statement made in "another place" by the First Lord of the Treasury.
§ MR. DODSONsaid, he hoped the Bill would be introduced sufficiently early in the Session to obviate the necessity for inserting clauses in Private Bills.
§ LORD JOHN MANNERSsaid, he had no doubt the Bill would be brought in early in the Session; but he could not, of course, presume to say what course the House of Commons, or the other House of Parliament, would take with regard to the measure.