The Poisons Act. —This is the title of an act which was read a secend time on Friday’s sitting of the House. In moving the second reading, Mr Gisborne said that before 1866 there was no special law for the regulation of the sale of poisons, but in consequence of the number of suicides, it was found necessary to impose restrictions on the sale of articles of a dangerous nature. The act of 1866 had been found defective, and the attention of the Government having been called to the matter, the present bill was introduced to remedy those defects. Provision is made for regulating the sale of poisons, the schedule of the bill specifying the articles which are designated as poisonous, the sale of which by unregistered persons is strictly prohibited.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 35, 23 September 1871, Page 3
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