§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to a fatal accident to a girl, on the 19th February, by a passing train at the Butler's Hill crossing on the Nottingham and Mansfield branch of the Midland Railway; whether he is aware that there is a heavy mineral and passenger traffic at this crossing, which is a frequently used public footpath; and whether, by the erection of a bridge or other means, the safety of the public can be secured?
§ *THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Sir M. HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.Yes, Sir; and I have communicated with the Midland Railway Company, and am informed that the immediate 590 proximity of the Great Northern Railway at the Butler's Hill level crossing renders the co-operation of that company necessary for any remedial work, and that the engineers of the two companies have been instructed to prepare for the consideration of the Directors the necessary plans and drawings for a bridge to carry the footpath in question over both railways.