§ 12. Brigadier - General CLIFTON BROWNasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the loss of funds to local hospitals at Hungerford, owing to the action of the police authorities in forbidding a tombola, he will introduce a system of licences whereby a local bench of magistrates can authorise tombolas when satisfied that they are for purely charitable purposes?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI do not contemplate legislation for the purpose of legalising public lotteries.
§ Mr. HAYESIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that a tombola was carried out very satisfactorily in Liverpool without police interference, and whether he cannot refrain from police interference in proper tombolas run elsewhere?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSLiverpool is lucky.