Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Sewage Disposal in favour of alterations in the law so as to make further provision for the treatment of trade effluents, for the better definition of the respective duties of the local authority and of the manufacturer, and for the payment of an extra contribution towards the cost of treatment by the manufacturer in special cases; and whether he proposes
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§ Mr. BURNSI am aware of the recommendations of the Royal Commission, but I cannot at present say when I shall be in a position to introduce legislation on the subject.