§ COLONEL SANDYS (Lancashire, S.W., Bootle)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that, when the United States authorities decline to receive emigrants from various parts of Europe on the ground that they are pauper lunatics, the Atlantic Steamship Companies bring these persons back and turn them loose on the Liverpool docks; whether he is aware that the maintenance of these alien pauper lunatics costs the ratepayers of the Borough of Bootle £350 per annum; whether he is aware that other harbour towns are put to similar expense; and whether he will include provisions to remedy this grievance in the promised measure to prevent the immigration of pauper aliens?
§ MR. MATTHEWSI have no information, nor, I understand, have the Local Government Board as to the facts alleged in the question of my hon. and gallant Friend; but I have no reason to doubt their accuracy. I may add that the Government measure will apply to the grievance he refers to.