§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his attention has been called to the decision of the High Court on Monday last, in the case of The Queen v. the County Council of Glamorgan, when it was held that the cost of supplies furnished to Her Majesty's troops by Aberdare tradesmen, at the instance of certain local magistrates upon whose request the troops had been brought into the district to maintain order, was not payable by the 31 County Council, but was an Imperial obligation; and, whether Her Majesty's Government will, in accordance with this decision, pay to such tradesmen the sums due in respect of the goods so furnished?
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. J. POWELL WILLIAMS,) Birmingham, S.The legal points that have been raised by the decision in question have been referred by the Secretary of State to the Law Officers of the Crown, who are considering them.