§ MR. WHITMORE (Chelsea)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he will institute the inquiries necessary to prepare a Return of owners of land in the Metropolis, in supplement of the Returns of owners of land in the United Kingdom; and whether, if fresh legislation is required to enable such a Return to be obtained, he will introduce a Bill for this purpose?
§ MR. H. H. FOWLERThe difficulty which would attend the obtaining of an 420 accurate Return of the owners of lands and premises in the Metropolis, with the extent and gross estimated rental of the lands owned by them, would be enormous, and the expense which any attempt to obtain such a Return would involve would be very serious. I cannot undertake to propose legislation for this, purpose.