§ MR. W. E. FORSTERasked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether, under the special circumstances, the Treasury have consented to remit the deposit of the Bradford Tramway Company; and, whether they have laid down any, and, if so, what general rule with regard to the forfeiture of deposits?
§ COLONEL STANLEY,in reply, said, the Treasury had, in the special circumstances of the case, consented to remit the deposit of the Bradford Tramway Company. For the future the Board of Trade and the Treasury had determined only to remit the forfeiture of deposits in very special circumstances, so as to give effect to the intentions of Parliament as indicated in the Amendment made last year in Standing Order No. 158, Clause B; but somewhat less stringency would be exercised in dealing with deposits made before the alteration of the Order than in dealing with those made after. It was proposed to secure due publicity for the change of practice to be adopted, by inserting a special form of words in Bills of this Session remitting forfeited deposits, by advertising in The Gazette, and by sending a Circular to agents having Bills this Session, warning them that deposits made this Session would not be treated with leniency.