§ MR. F. S. STEVENSON (Suffolk, Eye)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Why it is that, in spite of the assurance given by the Lord Chancellor, and communicated to the House on the 12th of March, no Court will be held at Stowmarket during the month of May; and, whether the inquiry into the arrangements relating to the holding of County Courts in Suffolk has yet been brought to a conclusion; and, if so, with what result?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.)The assurance communicated to the House on the 12th of March was to the effect that the provisions of the Act would be strictly observed. The law is that monthly Courts shall be held, unless the Lord Chancellor directs otherwise. I am now informed that there is a special direction that Courts shall be held bi-monthly at Stowmarket, and the Judge is acting in accordance with those directions. The Lord Chancellor is still in communication with the Judge on the subject of satisfactorily disposing of the business in Suffolk.