MR. FIELDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state how many Grand Juries have adopted the Fertilizers Acts, and made arrangement to have analyses made at reasonably small scales of charges; and whether any steps are being taken to oblige Grand Juries to adopt the Act, and make it operative within their districts?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI am making inquiry as to whether the local authorities have scales of charges for analyses under the Act of 1893. The Government have no power to put pressure on Grand Juries to adopt the Act; but it is already operative, and it is open to the public to take advantage of its provisions without further action on the part of Grand Juries and Town Councils.