22. Mr. E. P. Smithasked the Minister of Health whether he will take steps to amend the law relating to the payment of travelling expenses of members of county councils, their committees and sub-committees, which are at present non-recoverable, in view of the fact that these committees are to-day often poorly attended because many of their members, travelling from a distance, cannot afford the cost of transport.
§ Mr. WillinkCounty councils have wide powers to pay the necessary travelling expenses of members of the councils and of committees and sub-committees. I do not contemplate the extension of their powers in this respect.