§ MR. WHITMORE (Chelsea)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether, with a view to showing the probable working and effect of Sub-section 6 of Clause 2 of the London (Equalisation of Rates) Bill, he can state what have been the expenses incurred under "The Public Health (London) Act, 1891," by the several Sanitary Authorities of London?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. H. H. FOWLER, Wolverhampton, E.)Any such statement as is suggested in the question would fail to show the probable effect and working of Sub-section 6 of the London (Equalisation of Rates) Bill, as the receipts with which that sub-section deals are to be applied in defraying not merely the expenses incurred by Sanitary Authorities under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, but also their expenses in respect of public lighting and streets. The first financial year which has elapsed since the Act came into force expired on March 25 last, and the Returns for that year have not yet been received. Details as to the greater 43 part of the expenses of these authorities in respect of the main purposes of the Act, and also in respect of public lighting and streets, are contained in the Local Taxation Returns.