§ LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL (Paddington, S.)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether the attention of the Government has been directed to paragraph 94 of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Metropolitan Board of Works; and, whether Her Majesty's Government will undertake to propose to Parliament next Session the legislation recommended in the said paragraph?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)The attention of Her Majesty's Government has been drawn to paragraph 94 of the Report of the Commission on the Metropolitan Board of Works, and they sympathize with the object sought to be attained. The subject is being carefully examined; and I hope it will be possible for the Government to propose to Parliament to deal with it next Session.