On Wednesday, the House of Lords considered the amend- ments
made by the Commons to the last amendments made by the Lords to the Parish Councils Bill. Lord Salisbury insisted on the population limit for compulsory Councils being three hundred, and not two hundred as wished by the Commons. He also insisted that if the Local Government Board overruled a County Council in regard to an allotment scheme, the Board should lay the order before Parliament. Finally, Lord Salisbury insisted that the Charities Clause should be modified in such a, way that the appointment of new trustees by the Parish Councils should only be made with the approval of the Charity Commissioners. Lord Kimberley resisted this last amendment in a fierce speech, but on a• division, Lord Salisbury carried his point by 32 votes (83 to 51).
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