The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-31 00:00:00

DEPUTATION TO NINISTEREL

Adulterated tea was tbe theme of • deputation to the
Home Socretary from tit. Manehmter and Belford
Grooers' Association. A memorial was prematod point-
ing out the grievant* to retailers of being punished for
°Caeca not committed by them or by the marohants,
but by the Chloe. exporters. Mi. Cross answered
that the matter had boa. for some Urns anchor the attest.
UOD of the Loma Glveroment Board.

A large Dumber of municipal oorpoiratioes who desire
to be relieved from th• oppressive operation of the
Burgh roads Lot of 1872, sent representatives to the
Nome Office to state their grieves's,. The deputation
wee introduoed by Mr. Tore, M.P., and largely sno-
rveed by members of Parliament.—Kr. Picton, of
rpool, showed how the corporations were hampered
by the provisions of the Aot, and their sabots paralysed
with regard to sanitary and other improvement/a-81r
Joseph Heron said the dot required, in ease of althea
the promotion or opposiog of say bill, the approval of
orie of the principal S oratories of State or of the Local
Goveromen, Board. The oorporstions were quite trona
tent to 'went to that. The act further provided that
the 6005.01 of the owners and ratepayers woe to be
obtaiosd bine* any expense in promrtlog or opposing
any bill cluld be ',gaily charged, although the sanction
of the government might be obtained. So long as such
obpattouable and restrictive legislation remained in
Lice it wee unrossonable to expect that governing
b-iii. wr.i,:d attempt to obtain the powers usually
rod Lir the •secut:no of nearly all importent
Obnillify Improvement, Then tip re was a mad 01 i.e.
blob bb:L clbete in the act providing "that no governing
so,
holy "°ul,l Promote any bill in Perliament fer the
es?stillhot c.f
eny gas or water works to °compete
with any esheing ass or eater company." This was es
unjasitilatle, as ti,ei believed It to be unprso•dented is
isitrrlatrima it would perpetuate as Ii Jordon@ and In-
defensible monopoly, rind deprive governing bodies,
even when ti.e sanetion of the government was given,
of possibly lb. oaly moles by which the intsreat of the
inbaisttents whom they
r.preeented eould be protected,
or by which a due oompliarea with the parliamentary
obligations imposed on relating gal end water companies
ovoid be eliforeed.—The Nom. Secretary, in retail', said
—Yin have placed your ease very &early before me,
•nil in • very 1.001 or and atraightforward manner. No
dc übt ti.vre had boeti a great deal said about the increase
of rates if late, and co doubt, would frighten
many of the rats psyers. I have to oonsicirrr a great mu,
other matters, bet the whoto of this subjest shall have
rey 50 11015 consideration, and I shad sec d asythwe
csa
be dove to relieve you,
Mr. Cross on Tburiday received a deputation, whom
mimbera urged the oeoesslty of redueing the hours of
kotrr °
Lftwomen and children In faetoriee, The right
b
roan in reply, said he had given attention.
presentative of a large nianufaaturin district,
et.
as the re
to this qnrstira for many years, and bealoo.e.iy hoped,
Its rearna nonsplimited sondition. The
ha re Ion:, to bee tb• legirlau on relating to fsetorlee
lr t•, n out of
arguments which had bees advanced should be well
whole sabJed
would revolve their careful teaddsratkqe,
weighed by the °overtimes*, end the