MR. MAC IYERasked, Whether it is intended in Committee on the Shipping Casualties Investigations Re-hearing Bill to introduce Amendments in conformity with the views of the Mercantile Marine Association of Liverpool; and, whether the Board of Trade intend to introduce Amendments providing for appeals to the Court of Admiralty at Westminster?
§ MR. J. G. TALBOT,in reply, said, he had only received Notice of the Question since he came into the House. He would communicate with his noble Friend the President of the Board of Trade on the subject. Meantime, it would be open to the hon. Member to put down such Amendments as ho might think proper, in which case he (Mr. Talbot) would assure him they would be duly considered by the Government.
MR. MAC IVERgave Notice that on the Motion for going into Committee on the Bill, he should move that the House go into Committee on it that day three months.