We greatly regret that the pressure on our space does
not allow us to deal in detail with the most important deputation, headed by Mr. Justice Grantham, which on Thursday waited on Mr. Long in regard to those reforms of the building by- laws in rural districts which have so immensely hindered the solution of the problem of rural housing. The country owes a deep debt of gratitude to the learned Judge for the plucky way in which he is fighting the cause of rural housing, both locally and at the centre. Many men, even though interested in the matter, would have made their high judicial positions an excuse for doing nothing, and for leaving the battle to others. Sir William Chance, who has also done admirable work in organising protests against the building by-laws, went to the root of the whole matter in his speech when he pointed out that the by-laws do not prevent bad building and bad sanitation. They are a medicine which aggravates the disease it professes to cure. Mr. Long's reply to the deputation was distinctly promising as regards reform.
Bank Rate, 3 per cent.
Consols (2-1- per cent.) were on Friday 881-.
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