§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether his attention has been called to the formation of trusts in this country; and whether, in view of the effects of this system in America, the Government will appoint a Commission to report upon the subject.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURNo, Sir. I do not think the subject is at present ripe for the kind of inquiry which the hon. Gentleman desires.