§ MR. SAMUELSON (Gloucester, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether any County Councils have asked the consent of the Local Government Board for powers under Section 69 of "The Local Government Act, 1888," to borrow money for making advances in aid of emigration or colonisation of inhabitants of the county; and, if so, what has been the amount sanctioned by the Department?
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. RITCHIE,) Tower Hamlets, St. George'sNo application has been made to the Local Government Board by County Councils for consent, under the Local Government Act, to loans for making advances in aid of emigration or colonisation of inhabitants of the county.