§ MR. LOUGHI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the approval of the Board of Trade for any particular gas meter is understood to cover the use of that meter through an indefinite time, or whether it is necessary for the gas company to submit its meters periodically to any local authority for re-inspection and approval?
§ MR. RITCHIEUnder the Sale of Gas Act 1859, the duty of testing gas meters is imposed not on the Board of Trade but upon inspectors appointed by the local authorities. The Statute does not provide that meters shall be re-tested at stated intervals, but it is open to gas companies or consumers to send the meters at any tine to be re-tested by the inspector.