§ MR. HOWELLI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade why the steamer Lechmere, Captain Silke, was allowed to leave Barry Dock, 14th March, overloaded to the extent of six inches, as reported in the Standard of Saturday, 22nd June, seeing that Parliament has given the Board of Trade authority to detain and lighten overloaded vessels; if he has seen in the Standard that Captain Whall, the detaining officer of the Board of Trade, is reported to have stated that he had no power to stop her; and whether the Board has ample power to prevent overloaded ships from going to sea
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHWe are not yet in possession of the particulars of this case. Perhaps the hon. Member will repeat his question.