§ MR. FIRTHasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he is 1752 aware of the practice of the Metropolitan District Railway to issue only two Parliamentary tickets from each station by each train; and, whether such practice is in accordance with their Act or with any bye-law sanctioned by the Board of Trade?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINSir, the Question of the hon. Member states the present practice of the Metropolitan District Railway Company. I am of opinion that it is not in accordance with the Cheap Trains Act. The notice of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue was drawn some time since by the Board of Trade to the limitation placed on the issue of Parliamentary tickets by the District Railway Company, and legal proceedings are being taken by the Commissioners to recover the Government duty in respect of such trains. The case has, however, not yet been tried.