HC Deb 30 March 1911 vol 23 c1515
Viscount WOLMER

asked whether steps have been taken to secure the adoption by the Indian Legislature of provisions forbidding the manufacture of matches with yellow phosphorus in India, or their importation from that country?

Mr. MONTAGU

The Government of India have informed the Secretary of State of their intention to legislate on the lines of the White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, which prohibits the manufacture, sale and importation of such matches in this country.