§ Mr. MORTONasked the Home Secretary whether he can say how many cases of housebreaking and burglary were committed within the City of London during the year 1909; how many cases within the Metropolitan Police area during the same period; and how many arrests were made respectively by the City and Metropolitan Police during that year for these offences?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThere were 169 cases of housebreaking and burglary in the City of London in 1909, and 3,423 cases within the Metropolitan Police district. The number of arrests made was thirty-five and 1,301 respectively.