§ MR. H. V. DUNCOMBE (Cumberland, Egremont)I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General whether full consideration has yet been given to the question of adequate security for costs being given by the petitioner in all election petitions, as promised by him in this House on 19th March, 1896; and what action it is proposed to take to prevent any repetition in future of the waste of time and money incurred during the hearing of the St. George's-in-the-East petition?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir R. E. WEBSTER,) Isle of WightThe Committee appointed last Session took a considerable amount of evidence, but was not able to present its Report. The Committee is to be re-appointed, and it is hoped that its Report will assist in determining what course should be taken.