§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been drawn to the report of a case in which the Mayor, Aldermen, and Council of the Borough of Paddington were summoned for refusing to grant a certificate to allow a baker to use his premise; and whether, having regard to the observations made by the stipendiary magistrate who dealt with the case (granting at once the necessary certificate), he will, in the interests of traders, issue a circular to all borough councils and administrative bodies as to their duties under the Acts relating to public health and sanitation.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) I have seen a newspaper report of the case referred to and have made some inquiry with regard to it. I understand that the consideration with which the 427 Paddington Borough Council and their officers have administered the enactment under which the proceedings were taken has been acknowledged by a considerable number of the proprietors and lessees of underground bakehouses in the borough and it does not seem to me necessary to issue any such circular as that suggested