asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been called to the general increase of water charges in many parts of the country as E, result of increased assessments; and whether he has issued any advice to local authorities controlling waterworks that owing to these increased assessments the charges for water in the case of non-profit-making concerns should be reduced where possible?

I am aware of the position referred to in the first part of the question. The reply to the second part of the question is in the negative. Local authorities can generally be relied upon to adjust their charges to the new conditions.