§ 33. Sir DONALD MACLEANasked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the difficulty of appellants against the new assessments under the new Valuation Act who reside in country areas, such as Cornwall, far distant from the county town, he will issue a Circular to members of the Committee of Quarter Sessions urging the desirability of sitting to hear appeals in convenient centres and thus obviate the existing hardships upon those who cannot afford the time and heavy expense at present necessary to secure a hearing?
§ Mr. CLYNESThe matter is one for the Committee concerned, and I do not consider it desirable the: I should address a Circular to members. I doubt whether that would be an appropriate method. The matter can be brought to their notice in other ways.
§ Mr. LEIF JONESCan the right hon. Gentleman advise us in what way the chairman or any of his colleagues can help us in this matter, as the hardships are very widely felt in the scattered districts of Cornwall?
§ Mr. CLYNESI am advised that it would not be either serviceable or helpful to send the Circular suggested, but the chairman of, the Committee might he approached.