§ 3. Mr. WELLSasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will prohibit the importation of larks into this country for purposes of food, so as to discourage the destruction of these birds either abroad or in this country?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Captain Hacking)I have been asked to reply to this question. There is no power under the Wild Birds Protection Acts to prohibit the importation of larks, and the Home Secretary cannot, therefore, take any action in the matter.