§ 45. Mr. CURRIEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the wish of the Government that Stock Exchange speculation should meantime be curtailed and of the desirability of economy in the use of paper, any steps can be taken to curtail the issue of more or less useless advertisements, and in particular of the circulais of bucket shops?
§ Mr. McKENNAI am obliged to the hon. Member for calling attention to this matter. I fear it would not "be practicable to take steps of the kind indicated in the question. I would, however, point out that, under the Temporary Regulations for the reopening of the Stock 152 Exchange, time bargains and dealings in options are prohibited; and the Treasury have recently again drawn public attention to the importance of observing the spirit of these Regulations in all transactions in stocks and shares, whether carried out through the Stock Exchange or through outside channels.