§ MR. JOHN HUTTONTo ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that the church graveyard at Catterick, Yorkshire, has by order of the Local Government Board been closed for many months; and whether he will explain the delay in inspecting the proposed new burial ground.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) An Order in Council was made in March last 1475 closing the churchyard at Catterick from the 30th June, subject to certain specified exceptions. A site for a new burial ground had already been selected, but on the 19th of June I was informed by the Parish Council that the medical officer of health could not give a certificate as to its suitability. Application was subsequently made to me for approval of a new site and for sanction to a loan of £500 for the purpose of providing a new burial ground. The Parish Council had been made aware in February and March of the particulars which would be required to enable the case to be dealt with, but it was not until the middle of November that the complete information was furnished. A local inquiry was then directed, and the Parish Council were informed that it would be held as soon as the engagements of the inspectors would permit. The inquiry has now been fixed for the 30th of this month.