HC Deb 22 October 1912 vol 42 c1923
70. Sir JOHN BARRAN

asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he has now given his approval to the by-laws sent to him some months back by the town council of Hawick for the purpose of regulating the conduct of ice-cream shops in that burgh?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

I have not been able to give approval to the by-laws referred to, for the reasons stated in a letter to the town clerk of Hawick last week, of which I have sent a copy to my hon. Friend.

Sir J. BARRAN

Will the right hon. Gentleman see that when the by-laws are sent up they will be dealt with with the utmost expedition, seeing that the matter last been outstanding for some time?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

Certainly. Perhaps I may explain that when they were sent up they were not in proper form.