§ MR. LEAI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade, seeing the difficulty of getting evidence on the subject, if he will issue a circular to all public companies within and contiguous to the area of the administrative county of London carrying on their trade or business in virtue of powers conferred by various Acts of Parliament, public or private, asking them to make a Return showing what sums of money they have given during the last three years to societies, political or otherwise, the names of the recipients in each case, and the dates on which the donations were given.
§ MR. KEARLEYI do not think that the Board of Trade could with advantage take the course suggested, but the whole
†See (4) Debates, cliv.,349.1418 question referred to is receiving very earnest consideration.