§ MR. COZENS-HARDY (Norfolk, N.)asked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether, by means of a Provisional Order under "The Allotments Act, 1887," a Sanitary Authority can compulsorily acquire land upon lease instead of purchasing the fee simple; and, if not, whether the Government will introduce a Bill to confer this power upon Sanitary Authorities?
§ THE PRESIDENT (Mr. RITCHIE) (Tower Hamlets, St. George's), in reply, said, a Sanitary Authority could not compulsorily acquire land upon lease instead of purchasing the fee simple; and, for the reasons which were stated in the debate which arose on this question when the Allotments Bill was in Committee, it was not the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill conferring this power on Sanitary Authorities.