§ MR. H. H. MARKS (Kent, Thanet)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether ho can now state when it is proposed to appoint the Royal Commission to inquire into the defence of the coast from sea erosion, and other kindred subjects.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI understand that the names of the Commissioners will shortly be submitted to His Majesty, and I quite hope that an announcement may be made in the course of a few days.