§ SIR F. DIXON-HARTLAND (Middlesex, Uxbridge)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the insanitary condition of the River Ray, a stream running between the town of Swindon and the Thames; and whether he will bring pressure to bear on the authorities concerned to undertake the duty of cleansing the stream, which does not come within the scope of the Thames Conservators' powers.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) My attention has been drawn to this subject. I have no power to require the local authorities to undertake the cleansing of the stream, but I am communicating with them on the subject.