§ MR. BILL (Staffordshire, Leek)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether it is intended, in Section 24 of the Local Government Bill, to hand over to District Councils the control of main roads in those counties in which the main roads have been taken over by the County Councils since the passing of the Local Government Act of 1888?
§ * MR. H. H. FOWLERClause 24 of the Local Government Bill will not in any way affect the powers and duties of the County Council with regard to roads which are main roads within the meaning of the Act of 1888.