§ SIR H. DRUMMOND WOLFFasked the First Lord of the Treasury, If Her Majesty's Government will consent to an inquiry, either by a Royal Commission or by a Committee of this House, into the present system of ground leases in towns, whether of houses or of land for building and occupation?
MR. GLADSTONEThis question has not been discussed in the House, and Her Majesty's Government are not aware of a state of facts sufficiently serious to lead them to think that it would be right to move for an Inquiry.
§ SIR H. DRUMMOND WOLFFasked whether the Government would oppose a Motion for the appointment of a Royal Commission?
MR. GLADSTONEWe should first require to know the case of the hon. Gentleman before we could consider it.