§ Mr. KIRKW00Dasked the Home Secretary if the balance sheet of a charitable organisation known as the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers, issued in November, shows receipts totalling £16,545 and expenditure amounting to £11,139, leaving a sum of £5,406 for charitable purposes; and whether he proposes to take steps to have the accounts of the organisation mentioned inspected?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have no information in regard to this charity, and there is no power at present to take any action of the nature suggested. The whole question of the supervision of collecting charities has, however, been under the consideration of a strong committee, whose report I hope to receive in the course of a few days.