§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if the Board have yet decided on the appointment of arbitrators under Section 13 of "The Kanturk and Newmarket Railway Act, 1888;" is he aware of the request put forward by the Kanturk Board of Guardians, as representing the ratepayers, to the effect that they should have a voice in the appointment of the arbitrators; is it a fact, as reported, 58 that two gentlemen have already been named to act—namely, Mr. Denham Franklin and Mr. Kirby, C.E.; is he aware that Mr. Franklin is the nominee of the company, and Mr. Kirby has acted in an engineering capacity for and has been a paid employé of the company; and will he undertake that the request of the ratepayers, as conveyed in the correspondence with the Board of Trade, will receive due attention?
§ * SIR M. HICKS BEACHUnder Section 13 of the Kanturk and Newmarket Railway Act, 1887, the Board of Trade may, during a specified time, upon the request of the company, appoint as arbitrators the County Surveyor acting for the time being in the East Hiding of the County of Cork, and two other persons to be selected by the Board of Trade. The names of two gentlemen qualified to act as arbitrators were suggested by the Railway Company. These names were approved by the grand jury and by the Irish Government, but the Kanturk and Newmarket Guardians suggested two other names. The Board of Trade appointed Mr. Franklin, one of the gentlemen suggested by the Railway Company, and Mr. M'Hugh, one of the gentlemen suggested by the Board of Guardians. They also appointed the County Surveyor, acting for the time being in the East Riding of the County of Cork, following the terms of the Act. It appears there are two Surveyors, and if it be found undesirable that Mr. Kirkby should act the Board of Trade will take steps for the appointment of the other Surveyor acting in the East Riding.