§ MR. W. FOWLERasked the President of the Board of Trade, What number of Licences and Provisional Orders 668 have been applied for since the Electric Lighting Act became Law, and what number of those applications have been granted, and how many central supplying stations are being operated under the provisions of the Act?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINOne hundred and twenty applications for Provisional Orders have been made to the Board of Trade since the passing of the Electric Lighting Act. Of these 73 have been granted by the Board of Trade and confirmed by Parliament. There have been 10 applications for licences. One for Colchester will be granted in the course of a few days. The remainder have not been proceeded with by the applicants. The supply of electricity has not been commenced under any of the Orders.