§ SIR WILLIAM BULL (Hammersmith)To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that under the existing Act the exhibition of printed notices in Metropolitan stage carriages of matters affecting the public in relation to traffic working is prohibited; and, if so, whether an amendment of the regulations in this direction will be considered.
§ SIR WILLIAM BULLTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has observed that, according to the Metropolitan police accounts for 1907–8, a sum of £41,658 11s. 5d. was the annual expenditure in the licensing of public vehicles and drivers and conductors in the Metropolitan area; if he will grant a statement showing fully how this total is made up; what this sum amounts to per vehicle and per man licensed; and a comparative statement in detail showing the cost of this work for each of the last ten years.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Gladstone.) These Questions were put to me a few days ago by the hon. Member for Hoxton. I circulated Answers to them with the Votes on Tuesday morning last, and I have caused copies of these Answers to be sent to the hon. Member.