§ Mr. CHANCEasked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the uncertainty existing among various local authorities in the country in considering applications for licences to sell the poisonous substances referred to in the Poison and Pharmacy Act, under section 2, sub-section 2, especially in boroughs which are to a large extent agricultural, and where there are several chemists carrying on business, he will consider the advisability of issuing a circular to local authorities with reference to their powers in granting licences to agricultural merchants and seedsmen who had for many years dealt with the various poisonous substances in the way of their business?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe regulations recently made under this section of the Act appear to cover the point mentioned with sufficient clearness, and they have been communicated to all the local authorities concerned. The Secretary of State has no reason for thinking that the issue of such a circular is necessary.