§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELLasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether he has yet ar- 1720 ranged for the supply of information regarding Local Taxation indebtedness and Government for Scotland, similar to that supplied for England and Ireland?
MR. ASSHETON CROSSSir, on this subject a Commission has been appointed by the Treasury, under the Presidency of the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Pontefract (Mr. Childers), with the view of arranging some uniform system for all parts of the United Kingdom, and of eliciting such information as the hon. Member requires as to the local taxation and indebtedness.