§ SIR J. LENG (Dundee)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury why the publication of the indices to the separate volumes of the Parliamentary Debates of last Session is so much delayed; why the General Index is not yet issued; and, whether any precautions have been taken in the new contract with Messrs. Waterlow and Sons to prevent the inconvenience caused by the delay in the completion of the published Debates?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. T. HIBBERT, Oldham)I can only repeat to my hon. Friend the reply which I gave yesterday—namely, that I am assured by the late contractors that they are making every effort to issue the General Index on Saturday next. Provision has been made in the new contract for avoiding similar delay in the future, and the present contractor tells me that he sees no reason why the indices should not be brought out at an early date.