§ MR. CAUSTON (Southwark, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state whether any, and, if so, what, concessions have been made to the deputation from the Gibraltar Ratepayers' Association?
§ MR. SUMMERSI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it is the intention of the Secretary of State to amend the Sanitary Order Amendment Order, Gibraltar, 1891, in the following manner:—
That the civilian representatives on the Sanitary Board of Gibraltar shall be selected by the Governor from a panel presented by the Grand Jury, and that Clause 17 of the said Order, which gives extraordinary powers to the Governor in the case of special works, be repealed"?
§ BARON H. DE WORMSI will answer both these questions at the same time. The Secretary of State has been anxious to meet as far as possible the wishes of the Gibraltar Ratepayers' Association; and if he can be assured that they will withdraw further opposition to the Order in Council, he will be prepared to make the concessions referred to by the hon. Member for Huddersfield. With regard to the first of those concessions, it is of course to be understood that the amendment will not vacate the seats of the present members of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
§ MR. CAUSTONIs that the only concession the Secretary for the Colonies can make?
§ BARON H. DE WORMSYes.