§ Mr. ELLIS GRIFFITHI beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the outlay involved in the burial of dead bodies washed ashore on the coast of seaboard counties; whether he has received a memorial on the subject from the county council of Anglesey; and whether he will take steps to obtain a 779 contribution from the Exchequer to lessen the loss which now falls upon the ratepayers of the county, or take other necessary steps to remedy the grievance under the present law.
§ Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS (for Mr. LONG)The attention of my right hon. friend has been called to the subject to which the hon. Member refers, and he has received a memorial from the Anglesey County Council respecting it. It has, however, always been considered that counties enjoying the many benefits which the possession of a sea-coast confers may fairly be called upon to meet charges such as the one in question, and it is not likely that the Treasury would be willing to make any contribution as suggested. Moreover, legislation for the purpose would be requisite.