§ Lord ROBERT CECILasked the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the proceedings at an inquest concerning the death of James Mellor, held on the 18th November by Mr. Samuel Brighouse, coroner for South-West Lancashire, in the course of which the coroner stated that he had been in communication with the Registrar-General, who had arranged with the local registrar that no death should be registered on the certificate of an unqualified person; whether he will state what was the nature of the communication received from Mr. Brighouse and what instructions have been given by the Registrar-General to the local registrar; and whether it is proposed to publish the instruction in the "London Gazette," as provided for in Section 44 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1874?
§ Mr. BURNSI am informed that in February last the coroner, Mr. Brighouse, desired the Registrar-General to have all uncertified deaths taking place in the North Meols sub-district of Ormskirk reported to him. The registrar was so instructed, as has been done in some isolated cases in other sub-districts.