§ 69. Mr. GILBERTasked the Home Secretary if he will state the number of taxi-cabs licensed by the Chief Commissioner of Police for the Metropolitan area for the present year; and how many of these cabs are in public use at the present time?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe number licensed for the year ended 30th April, 1919, was 4,742. So far as is known, the whole of these are available for use, except such as may be temporarily withdrawn on account of defects, etc.