§ MR. DILLWYN (Swansea)I beg to ask whether the attention of the President of the Board of Trade has been drawn to the danger and inconvenience existing at the level crossing on the Cwm Tillery branch of the Great Western Railway, near Mr. John Ward William's foundry at Abertillery, Monmouthshire, and about 250 yards North-East of Abertillery Station.
§ BARON H. DE WORMS (for SIR MICHAEL HICKS BEACH)No, Sir. The attention of the Board of Trade has not been called to the circumstances referred to in the hon. Member's question. The level crossing mentioned is upon a mineral branch, which is not open for the public conveyance of passengers, and is therefore not required by the law regulating railways to be inspected by the Board of Trade, and 739 they have no power to order the erection of a bridge over the crossing. The Board of Trade will, however, communicate with the Great Western Railway Company and call their attention to the circumstances.