§ Mr. HILLSfurther asked the President of the Local Government Board whether, prior to the publication of the last annual 811W Report of the medical officer of the Board, he received any Report from the scientific staff of the Board's laboratory, beyond the meagre details given in the medical officer's Report; and, if so, why full details of the scientific work and experiments carried on in such laboratory, which are of great public interest, cannot be included in the annual Report of the medical officer?
§ Mr. BURNSMany matters of scientific interest are investigated on behalf of the Local Government Board. The question of the publication of the details of any investigation must largely depend on the relative importance of its subject matter or results.