§ MR. BROADHURSTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Homo Department whether his attention has been called to the circumstance that the contractor for the new police station at Leyton sub-let that portion of the work known as lathing, and that the laths used by the sub-contractor were of an inferior quality to that stated in the specification; and, if so, what steps he proposes to take in the matter?
§ MR. MATTHEWSYes, Sir; I am informed by the Receiver of Police, who has personally inspected the premises, that the lathing, being a special 1254 description of work, has been sub-let and executed under the conditions usual in the building trade—that is, by special men skilled in this branch of work. The laths are in accordance with the specification and of good quality. I have no reason to believe that the contractors are acting otherwise than in a proper manner.