§ MR. H. GARDNER (Essex, Saffron Walden)asked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether he will present to Parliament maps of the counties of York, Lancaster, Stafford, Warwick, and Monmouth, showing the distribution of urban and rural districts respectively, and their populations within the boundaries of those counties as they will stand for the first election to the County Councils?
§ THE PRESIDENT (Mr. RITCHIE) (Tower Hamlets, St. George's)I think that if any such maps are presented they should be furnished for all the counties of England and Wales. The expense 1030 of supplying these maps would obviously be considerable; and I should hardly feel justified in incurring it, unless I felt that there was a general desire on the part of the Members to obtain these maps. If I have reason to believe that such a general desire is felt, I shall be willing to consider the question.