§ Resolutions [March 8] reported.
§ Resolution 1 agreed to.
§ Resolution 2.
§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORsaid, he wished to ask the hon. Gentleman the Financial Secretary to the Treasury a question as to this Vote, He had put a civil question to the hon. Member about it yesterday, but had failed to obtain a satisfactory answer. He wished to know whether the hon. Member would secure an annual Report to the House, such as that furnished two years ago by the Controller of the Stationery Office? The hon. Member had yesterday made a statement on the subject; but no one had been able to gather from it what he intended to do.
§ MR. COURTNEYsaid, that what he had stated yesterday was that the request was a very reasonable one; but he was unable to pledge himself that an annual Report would be furnished.
§ Resolution agreed to.
§ Resolution 3 agreed to.
§ Resolution 4.
§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORsaid, that since this Vote was put on the Orders yesterday he had seen the Accounts of the Fishery Board (Scotland), and he found that whereas in 1881 there was a balance of something under £3,000 in hand at the end of the financial year, and of £4,000 at the time this 8 money was supposed to be required, 2025 with an increasing balance, they came for an unusually large Vote from the House. It was perfectly incomprehensible how it could be considered justifiable or necessary to call for Supplementary Estimates of large amounts when there was an increasing balance at their bankers.
§ Resolution agreed to.
§ Remaining Resolutions agreed to.