§ MR. HAVELOCK WILSONI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the statement made by 30 passengers on board the Allan Line steamship Norwegian, which left Glasgow on the 31st of March last, complaining of the unsanitary condition of the accommodation on that vessel; and, if so, what steps will he take for the purpose of insisting on the Allan Line providing better accommodation for their passengers; and will he instruct the Board of Trade officials to refuse to grant a certificate of clearance to such vessels until such accommodation has been provided in accordance with the Board of Trade Regulations?
§ MR. MUNDELLAYes, and I have called for a full Report, and until it is received I am unable to judge to what extent, if any, there has been a failure to comply with the Board of Trade Regulations.