§ Mr. STANTONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will advise the establishment of an inventors department whose duty will be to encourage and assist poor inventors whose inventions are sound and practicable and to give special attention to inventions relating to mining, seafaring, railways, and any dangerous trades and professions, with a view to facilitating inventive genius, assisting trade, and effecting a saving of human life?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe suggestion made by the hon. Member will receive the careful attention of the Board, but I am not in a position to give any definite reply at the present moment. It is proposed to introduce a Bill amending the Patent Law at an early date, which will contain Clauses which it is hoped may be of assistance to poor inventors.