§ MR. WHITMORE (Chelsea)asked Mr. Solicitor General, Whether he is aware that no dividend has been paid to the creditors of the West London Commercial Bank since March 12 last; whether it is a fact that the official liquidator has been for some time in a position to pay a second dividend of 4s. 6d. in the £1; and, whether he will bring pressure to bear upon the liquidator to pay such second dividend at once, and further dividends as quickly as may be possible?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (Sir EDWARD CLARKE) (Plymouth), in reply, said, that since March last a dividend of 8s. in the £1 had been paid to the creditors of the bank, and considerable progress had been made in the winding up. In the course of a few days a further dividend would be paid, which, with that already paid, would make a total of 13s. in the 523 £1. Every diligence was being used by the liquidator in the matter.