§ COLONEL BOWLES (Middlesex, Enfield)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether, in view of the fact that an appeal in regard to the award in the case of the New River Company is pending in the House of Lords, he will consider the advisability of postponing the appointed day under the London Water Act until after the award has been made.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) I have received an application from the company asking that the appointed day may be deferred in their case, and I am in communication with the company and the Metropolitan Water Board on the subject.