The action of the Board has followed on a Conference
with the special constables of all the areas in England and Wales affected by their Orders, the good effect and smooth working of which were unanimously acknowledged. The decrease in prosecutions for drunkenness since the imposition of the Orders, as compared with the four weeks previous, is no leas than forty per cent. The "no treating" Order which is to be extended to London expressly stipulates that paying for drinks for another person or lending money for the purchase of intoxicants is prohibited, whether in public- houses or clubs. It is permissible, however, to pay for drinks with a meal. We are glad to hear that the general tendency of the discussion at the Conference was in favour of enlarging the areas. If the results are so good, why should we not have the system everywhere?
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