§ MAJOR RASCH (Essex, S.E.)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board what is causing the delay in granting his sanction to a loan to the Rochford Union Rural Sanitary Authority for a sewerage and water scheme for the parish of South Shoebury, in regard to which a local inquiry was held in July last; and whether he will consider the advantage of enabling the Sanitary Authority to commence the 1272 works at once, so as to provide labour during the coming winter?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. H. H. FOWLER,) Wolverhampton, E.The loan for works of water supply for the parish of South Shoebury has now been sanctioned. The question with regard to the sewerage works now awaits the decision of the Board of Trade as to whether their consent will be given to the works below highwater mark, in connection with certain objections which have been raised by the War Department.