§ Mr. SITCHasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a resolution, passed at a meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Gillingham, protesting against the inadequate supplies of coal being delivered to the borough, and requesting the immediate abolition of the datum period principle with the substitution of deliveries on the basis of registered customers' requirements or, alternatively, that the local overseer be empowered to commandeer all supplies of coal arriving in Gillingham and to pool the same, and redistribute to merchants according to the requirements of their registered customers; and whether ho will give this resolution his consideration?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe resolution has been received, and steps are being taken to obtain for each merchant the necessary supplies to enable him to meet his commitments.