§ 11. Mr. TIMOTHY DAVIESasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he has received communications from the Mablethorpe Urban District Council and from other local authorities on the East Coast calling attention to the positions in which many of these places find themselves owing to the War; and whether he will consider favourably some scheme of financial assistance to enable them to escape ruin?
§ Mr. LONGRepresentations have been made to me by a committee, acting on behalf of the East Coast towns, and also by the local authorities of some of the towns. I am awaiting a communication from the committee as to the assistance which they think it needed, and upon its receipt the matter will have my careful consideration.