§ MR. TULLYI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether any steps have been taken to expedite the issuing of a loan of £1,800 to the Boyle Town Commissioners for the building of houses under the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, the Act for this purpose having been passed last August, and the loan sanctioned by the Local Government Board.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINYes, Sir; special steps were taken to expedite the preparation of the deed of mortgage which was forwarded on the 6th instant for execution by Boyle Town Commissioners. An issue on account of the loan will be made immediately after the due execution of the deed.