§ MR. DALYI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he can say if the Weights and Measures (Metric System) Bill applies to Ireland; and (2) if so, will it be compulsory on traders to buy and sell by the metric system if passed into Law?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. RITCHIE,) CroydonThe answer to the first part of the question is, Yes; to the second, No. The Bill does apply to Ireland, but it is entirely optional.