§ MR. W. REDMOND (Clare, E.)I bog to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Great Southern and Western Railway Company are charging 4d. per firkin more than last year for single firkins sent from Ennis to Cork and intervening stations; and whether he will make any representation to the Company on the subject?
§ MR. MUNDELLAI have already made representations on the subject, and the Board of Trade have now received a letter from the Manager of the Waterford and Limerick Railway, in which he says that that Company will agree to a rate of 16s. 5d. per ton—station to station—for butler by goods train from Ennis to Cork, and that this will only mean an increase of 1d. on a firkin of three quarters weight on the old rate. The Manager of the Great Southern and Western Company has agreed to the same rate.
MR. FIELDMay I ask whether a rebate will be allowed to those traders who have been charged the extra rates since the beginning of the year?
§ MR. MUNDELLAIt is always understood that a reduction of the rates involved such a rebate.
§ MR. W. REDMONDWill the right hon. Gentleman convey that opinion to the Railway Companies?
§ MR. MUNDELLAI do not think it is required. Still, I will do so if it is shown that the repayment is refused in any cases.