§ MR. TANKERVILLE CHAMBERLAYNE (Southampton)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will consider the advisability of proposing some alteration of the law whereby the ratepayers at seaport towns are made responsible for the cost of prosecuting persons charged with offences committed on the high seas who happened to be landed there?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. ASQUITH, Fife, E.)I am aware of some difficulty arising from the cause mentioned in the hon. Member's question. I will look into the matter, and consult the Treasury.