MR. BRODRIOKasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he can inform the House what taxes or portions of taxes he proposes to transfer to local authorities, towards the relief of local burdens, in pursuance of the Resolution of this House of the 17th April; and, whether he will introduce the measure to give effect to it during the present Session?
MR. GLADSTONE,in reply, said, that the hon. Member could not have recollected the Queen's Speech at the beginning of the Session, or studied the Resolution which was passed the other night. In the Resolution he would find that the financial portion was there connected with the portion which related to Local Government; and in the Queen's Speech he would see that it was the intention of the Government to introduce measures in relation to Local Government provided the progress made with other measures would be such as to justify their introduction.