§ MR. FREDERICK WILSON (Norfolk Mid)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether it is proposed to hold an official inquiry in respect to the application of the Brisley (Norfolk) Parish Council for a loan of £50 for a new burial ground, notwithstanding that the Norfolk County Council has already held an inquiry in the village and consented to the loan, while the parish meeting has unanimously approved the scheme, and the owners and occupiers within 100 yards of the proposed site have given their written consents; whether the cost of a further inquiry will absorb a large proportion of the £50 to be borrowed; and, whether, under these circumstances, the cost of further investigation will be borne by the parish?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. HENRY CHAPLIN,) Lincolnshire, SleafordIt is the practice of the Local Government Board in, the case of applications for sanction to loans for new burial grounds to direct an inquiry by one of their inspectors, as it is necessary that the proposal should be considered from a sanitary point of view, and especially with reference to the possible effect as regards adjacent sources of water supply of the use of the site for burial purposes. On the latter ground there appears to be exceptional reasons for holding the inquiry, although the amount proposed to be borrowed is but small. The Board in such cases arrange that the inquiry shall be held when an inspector can conveniently visit the place in connection with the holding of other inquiries, so that the expense of a separate journey from London may be avoided.