HC Deb 22 February 1900 vol 79 cc813-4
MR. WHITMORE () Chelsea

I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General whether, regarding the terms of Clause 2, Subsection 4, of the London Government Act, 1899, the mayor and aldermen of each metropolitan borough must be chosen from those who have a qualification within that particular borough, or whether they may be chosen from all those who have a qualification within the county of London.

SIR RICHARD WEBSTER

The mayor and aldermen must be chosen from those who have a qualification within the particular borough.