§ MR. CORRIE GRANT (Warwickshire, Rugby)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has beep called to the fact that clerks to justices are making charges for work done in the registration of clubs under section 24 of the Licensing Act, 1902, beyond the fee of 5s. authorised by sub-section (6) of section 25, as, for instance, for filing, for supplying the form of return, for letters written, and for advice given; and whether he proposes to issue any scale of fees for such work so as to secure uniformity of practice in this matter.
*MR. AKERS DOUGLASNo, Sir; I have not before me the facts of any case such as that indicated, and in the absence of information I cannot say whether it is a matter in which I could take action. It may be that, outside 264 their official duties in this connection, clerks give assistance in respect of which they are entitled to make private arrangements.
§ MR. CORRIE GRANTI will supply the right hon. Gentleman with the information.