§ MR. DAVID THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether the cost of catering the troops sent last year to Bangor, in anticipation of disturbances at Bethesda, was an Imperial or local charge, and what the total cost amounted to.
LORD STANLEYThe cost has been borne by Army Votes. I am afraid that as the troops were billeted, it is not possible to differentiate clearly from the accounts what was the cost of the catering.
§ MR. DAVID THOMASI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, as a result of the consideration given to the incidence of cost of military aid to the civil power, legislation will be introduced this session with a view to placing such cost upon the local authorities of the districts for which military assistance may in future be asked.
§ * THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. RITCHIE,) CroydonA Bill is under consideration, and may, I hope, be introduced shortly, which will deal with this question.