§ MR. CAUSTON (Southwark, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, considering the great importance of the list 402 of voters as published on the 1st of August being correctly drawn up by the overseers, and considering that the number of names respectively added to and struck off that list to form the final register can be easily obtained, especially for London, he will grant the Return to be moved for to-night in relation to the Revision of Voters (Metropolis)?
§ *MR. COBB (Warwick, S.E., Rugby)May I ask the hon. Gentleman whether, as all lists of voters are equally important, he will extend the Return to the registers for the whole of the country?
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. STUART WOETLEY, Sheffield, Hallam)Undoubtedly, if the Return is granted at all it would be extended over the whole of the country, but I believe that it will be very difficult to obtain the Return asked for, and if obtained would be of a misleading kind.
§ *MR. CAUSTONI am afraid that the hon. Gentleman has misunderstood my question. I am certain that there would be no difficulty in obtaining a Return for the Metropolis.