§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he proposes to transfer the office of the official receiver for North Glamorgan from Merthyr to Pontypridd; and, if so, can he state on what ground.
§ MR. KEARLEYOn the appointment of a new official receiver to the North Glamorgan District, it is proposed to fix his office at Pontypridd, because it is considered that this town is the most convenient for a great majority of those who are concerned in the bankruptcies of the whole district. The three court towns which in future will-comprise the official receiver's district are Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydvil, and Aberdare, and the average annual numbers of the cases administered in them for the last five years were, at Pontypridd forty-six, at Merthyr Tydvil twenty-nine, and at Aberdare nineteen. Pontypridd, standing at an important railway junction, is more convenient of access from most parts of the district than Merthyr Tydvil, and from the large trading centres of Bristol, Cardiff, and Newport where many of the larger creditors in cases arising in these Courts carry on business.
§ MR. KEIR HARDIE (Merthyr Tydvil)Is Brecon to be removed from the district
§ MR. KEARLEYI will inquire.
§ MR. D. A. THOMASWhat is the name of the new official?
§ MR. KEARLEYI cannot say.
§ MR. KEIR HARDIEIs it the case that the removal of the office really depends upon whether or not a Merthyr solicitor is appointed.
§ MR. KEARLEYI must ask for notice of that.