§ MR. CLYNES (Manchester, N.E.)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he has received an application from the town council of Macclesfield for sanction to create a Distress Committee; and whether he can state if his Board is prepared to grant the application.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSI received such an application on Thursday last and am in communication with the town council on the subject.