§ MR. BIGWOOD (Middlesex, Brentford)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been called to the increase of burglaries in the suburban districts; and if any and, if so, what further means can be taken to deter attempts of this description?
§ MR. MATTHEWSI am informed by the Commissioners of Police that there has been no increase in the number of burglaries in the suburban districts during the last four months; on the contrary, there have been fewer than in the corresponding periods of 1887 and 1888. The police are using their best efforts to check this class of crime; but its effectual prevention depends as much on the vigilance and care of the householders themselves as on the efforts of the police.