§ MR. SETON-KARR (St. Helen's)asked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether, in arranging any reconstruction of the Wreck Commissioner's Court, he will take into consideration whether, in order to promote the more rapid transaction of the business of the Court, the work can be divided, by locality, among two or more Commissioners, as allowed by the Act (39 & 40 Vict. c. 80); and, whether, in selecting Commissioners, the endeavour will be made to secure the services of those who are not only acquainted with law and legal procedure, but also with the technicalities of navigation and shipping affairs generally?
§ THE PRESIDENT (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.), in reply, said, that provision had already been made for securing the division of the work by locality in England, Ireland, and Scotland. He did not think that the appointment of more than one Wreck Commissioner, as suggested by the hon. Member, was necessary.