§ MR. SOARES (Devonshire, Barnstaple)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Board of Education whether he is aware that there is no complete geological map of the county of Devon in existence of a later 1492 date than the year 1840, when a survey of the county was made by Sir H. de la Beche; and whether, having regard to the quantity of rock in Devonshire suitable for building and ornamental purposes, he will, in the interests of the development of the trade of the county, order an immediate and complete geological survey.
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (Sir WILLIAM ANSON,) Oxford UniversitySince 1840, portions of the county of Devon have been re-surveyed on a scale of six inches to a mile, and the plan upon which the survey is working contemplates the entire re-survey of the county on this scale. New series one-inch maps based upon this re-survey have already been published for part of the county; and for another part one-inch maps are now being published, which, embody information of a much more recent date than that contained in the maps of 1840. Special attention is being given to the economic aspect suggested in the Question.