§ SIR W. HARCOURT (Derby)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 901 whether he will state what further measures he proposes to take for the purpose of calling in light gold coin?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN,) St. George's, Hanover SquareI regret that the state of public business has not allowed me to bring in a Bill to establish a Coinage Fund and to provide for the further calling in of light gold, which I have prepared and which is in draft. The Bill is not controversial, but still I cannot deny that it is one on which it would be impossible to refuse some discussion, and therefore I have not pressed it. But I confidently hope it may be passed in the present financial year, and as its principal proposal would not have come into operation before the 1st of April, I do not think there will be any real loss of time.