§ MR. C. M'ARTHUR (Liverpool, Exchange)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can approximately state the date when the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Hill, as amended by the Standing Committee, will be considered; and whether it is intended to make provision 334 for a contribution out of the national exchequer towards the expense of lighting the coasts, in view of the national importance of the light service and of the benefit derived therefrom by Her Majesty's Navy?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE; No, Sir, I am unable at present to say when the Bill will be taken, nor am I in a position to answer the latter Question in the sense desired by my honourable Friend.