§ MR. FIRTH (for Mr. CARBUTT)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If he will, in the interests of members of friendly societies generally, state the precise grounds upon which the Director of Public Prosecutions based his inability to further intervene on behalf of the "Merlin" Lodge of Odd fellows, Risca, Monmouth, in their proceedings against their late se- 497 cretary for withholding a certain balance of moneys alleged to be due to the said lodge?
§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT, in reply, said, be bad been informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions that be had had a consultation on the subject with Mr. Poland, and they were of opinion that there were no sufficient materials for a prosecution.