§ MR. EDGEasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to introduce, during the present Session, any measure to continue the operation of the Ballot Act after December 31st, 1880?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, the course which Her Majesty's Government intend to take with regard to the Ballot Act is to propose to continue it for one year precisely as it stands, in order to give the new Parliament an opportunity of dealing with the subject. I may take this opportunity of stating, in answer to two Questions of which Notice has been given, that it is the intention of the Government shortly to introduce a Corrupt Practices Bill, and also shortly to introduce a Bill for the purpose of allocating the six vacant seats.