§ Mr. GowerI beg to ask leave to present two petitions signed by residents in Wales and the West of England about the need for improving road communications in the areas concerned and pointing out that at present they are detrimental to prosperity. The first petition is signed by 35,000 persons in South Wales, and is as follows:
Wherefore your petitioners pray that to ensure the early completion of adequate modern roads in and serving South Wales arrangements shall be made forthwith to raise a special road loan to provide the necessary funds during the period required to carry out the essential work under a comprehensive and scientifically planned scheme so avoiding the delays and frustrations which have proved to be inevitable under the present system of financing road works by means of annual grants.The petition concludes,And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.The second petition, which is signed by more than 11,000 persons resident in 1202 South Wales, Bristol, the West of England and the West Midlands, is in similar terms. It refers in particular to road communications in and serving South Wales, Bristol and the Midlands areas, and it also concludes,And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.