§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the President of the Board of Trade what are the minimum rates of payment prescribed by the licences for the supply of salvarsan substitutes to Government Departments and local authorities?
§ Mr. WARDLEThe licences which have been issued under the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (Temporary Rules) Acts in respect of the patents covering salvarsan and neosalvarsan prescribe maximum but not minimum prices. The maximum prices laid down for supplies of these products to Government Departments are the following:
SALVARSAN. NEOSALVARSAN. Quantities in Grammes. s. d. Quantities in Grammes. s. d. 0.1 … 1 0 0.15 … 0 9 0.2 … 2 0 0.3 … 1 6 0.3 … 3 0 0.45 … 2 3 0.4 … 4 0 0.6 … 3 0 0.5 … 4 6 0.75 … 3 9 0.6 … 5 0 0.9 … 4 6 1.0 … 9 0 1.5 … 7 6 2.0 … 17 0 3.0 … 14 3 3.0 … 25 0 4.5 … 21 0 Similar charges are made to local authorities who use the drug under the Government scheme.