§ 65. Mr. Emmottasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that an application submitted by the urban district council of Caterham and Warlingham for the determination of the amount of grant to be made by the county council 1974 under Section 33 of the Local Government Act, 1929, in respect of a highway improvement, has been before his Department since April, 1936, and has not yet been decided, in spite of repeated discussions and negotiations; and whether, having regard to the fact that the prolonged delay may tend seriously to-prejudice the interests of the local authority responsible for controlling development in the area affected, he can now undertake to make an early decision on this application?
§ Mr. BurginIn their written submission of 2nd April, 1936, the urban district council asked me to postpone adjudication until they had received a further communication from the county council. Further negotiations between the two authorities followed and it was not until 3rd July, 1937, that I was asked to proceed. I hope very shortly to give my decision on this rather complicated case.