§ MR. MONK (for Mr. ROWLEY HILL)asked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether, in view of applications from various districts to take water for their own purposes from water sheds with which they have no natural connection, the Government are prepared, in anticipation of legislation upon the subject, to initiate an inquiry into the whole question of water supply?
§ MR. SCLATER-BOOTHSir, the question whether there shall be an Inquiry into the water supply of the Kingdom has been several times under the attention of the Government; but at present there seems to be no occasion for a special Inquiry, seeing there is already ample information at their disposal, should they think fit to introduce legislation on the subject.