§ MR. SNOWDENI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if he is aware that a movement is on foot to turn the Liverpool Victoria Legal Friendly Society into a limited liability assurance company; and as, according to Sections 71 and 74 of the Friendly Societies Act of 1896, this, can be done by the consent of three-fourths of the members present at a general meeting duly called for this purpose, he will consider the question of altering the law in regard to such procedure, in view of the impracticability of the present procedure, as in the case mentioned where there are 2,577,353 members residing in all parts of the country.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. McKENNA) (Monmouthshire, N.No application has so far been made to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies by the Liverpool Victoria Legal Friendly Society under Section 71, Sub-sections (1) and (2) of the Friendly Societies Act, 1896. I must call the attention of the hon. Member to the fact that under Section 74 of the Act votes may be given either in person or by proxy if the rules so permit.