HC Deb 23 July 1914 vol 65 c645
89. Mr. HAYES FISHER

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the proposed alteration of the law with regard to rating, the Government intend to interfere with the preparation of the Quinquennial Valuation List, 1915, now carried out under the provisions of the Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869; and whether the Metropolitan borough councils, acting as overseers of the poor, are justified in proceeding with their arrangements in connection with this valuation as in recent years?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

Pending any alteration in the law, the ordinary procedure under the existing law should for the present continue.