§ MR. WHITBREADasked the President of the Local Government Board, What is the amount of the loans for which the sanitary authorities have asked the sanction of the Local Government Board since the date of the last Return presented to Parliament, distinguishing the amount required by the urban authorities and the amount 1650 required by rural sanitary authorities?
§ MR. SCLATER-BOOTH, in reply, said, that the last published Returns, for 1875, showed that the sanction of the Local Government Board had been given to loans amounting to £1,835,797 to urban sanitary authorities. During the year 1876, although the accounts for that period were not yet completed, sanction had been given to urban sanitary authorities for the borrowing of £2,506,459, showing an increase of £670,662. In the case of the rural sanitary authorities, the amount by the last Return was £137,808, and sanction was given during 1876 to £200,692, showing an increase of £62,884.
§ MR. WHITBREADasked, if the right hon. Gentleman would inform him what had been asked for, and not what had been sanctioned?
§ MR. SCLATER-BOOTHsaid, that would take some time to ascertain, but he would endeavour to obtain the information.