§ MR. COBB (Warwick, S.E., Rugby)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Midland Railway Company charge a rate of 37s. 6d. per ton for spirits in casks and cases from Glasgow to Birmingham, and that from Glasgow to Solihull, only seven miles beyond Birmingham, the Great Western Railway Company charge a rate of 56s. 8d. per ton for the same goods; and whether he will make any representation to the Great Western Railway Company to reduce these charges in the interest of the traders at Solihull and other stations on their Oxford and Birmingham Line?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA, Sheffield, Brightside)I have communicated with the Great Western Railway upon the subject, and as soon as a reply is received I will forward it to my hon. Friend.