§ Mr. BYLESasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will say how many persons in England and Wales were in 1908 committed to prison in default of payment of fines?
§ Mr. GLADSTONEAccording to my present information, 95,477 persons were received into prison during 1908 in default of paying fines. It is possible that, on revision, these figures may require some correction.