§ MR. BRIGGSasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he has had his attention directed to the fatal railway accident at the Blackburn Railway Station; whether a representative of the Board of Trade will be present officially at the inquest; and, whether a full investigation into the causes of the accident will be made?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINSir, I have seen with very great regret, in the papers of to-day, an account of the fatal accident referred to. I have also received a Report from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company on the subject. Colonel Yolland, the senior Inspector of the Board of Trade, has been instructed to make a full inquiry into the matter. I have no power to insist that he shall be present at the inquest; but if the Coroner desires it Colonel Yolland has been instructed to give him all the assistance in his power.