§ MR. BARROW (Southwark, Bermondsey)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state what was the average time occupied by the South Eastern Railway trains that entered Cannon Street Station in completing the journey between Charing Cross and London Bridge Stations and vice versâ (a distance of less than two miles) during the mouth of July last?
§ MR. MUNDELLAI am informed by the South Eastern Railway Company that the average time taken throughout the month of July by all trains from Charing Cross to London Bridge calling at Cannon Street and vice versa was 17 minutes. The Company state that 011 the 6th July the traffic was considerably disorganised owing to the Royal Wedding, and that on Saturdays the trains were delayed by heavy excursion traffic. I shall be happy to show the hon. Member the statement the Board of Trade have received from the company.