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impressing upon these Bodies the desirability of proceeding to
initiate legislation to obviate the anomalies complained of at
the earliest possible moment.
I am also desired to enquire whether, in the event of the
Borough Council convening a Conference on the question, your
Council would be prepared to send representatives to such a
Conference.
Yours faithfully,
J. A. JOHNSON,
Town Clerk.
The Town Clerk,
Borough of Poplar.
Similar cases to those quoted had occurred in the Poplar
Borough, and the attention of the Local Government Board and
the Board of Agriculture had been called to the abuses arising
from these warranties.
The Committee recommended the Council—
That further representations be made to the Local Government
Board and the Board of Agriculture, urging legislation on
the subject; and that the Council do agree to take part in the
proposed Conference if convened.
The sale of Whisky Bill was submitted to the Committee.
The object of the Bill is to secure the purchasers of whisky
a clear statement whether it is a whisky made in a pot still from
pure malt, or of malt and corn, or is in part a spirit made in a
patent still from unmalted grain. To carry out this object, the
Bill proposes to enact that all whisky shall, from the time of