§ MR. DILLONasked if the Congested Districts Board had sent out notice stopping works, although this was the season when they could best be carried on. Was it not probable that this stoppage of work would cause great discontent on the West Coast, and what steps did the right hon. Gentleman propose to take to deal with the situation?
§ MR. BIRRELLsaid he had telegraphed to the Board for information but had not yet received a reply. The question was no doubt an important one, and he had been in communication with the Treasury on it.