§ MR. W. R. BOUSFIELD (Hackney, N.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he has considered the Report submitted to him last year by the Conference of Inspectors and Manufacturers of Weights and Measures; and whether, having regard to the importance of the question to inspectors, manufacturers, and the trading public, he can state what steps he is taking or proposes to take with reference to this Report?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. RITCHIE,) CroydonI informed the deputation which waited on me in August last, and which was introduced by the hon. and learned Member, that before I could consider the suggestions contained in the Report it would be necessary for me to ascertain the views of the various local authorities throughout the country. A communication was addressed to some 300 authorities, asking for their observations; but up to the present time only 90 replies have been received, and I am, therefore, not yet in a position to come to any decision.