COLONEL NOLAN (Galway, N.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state if the rates for the carriage of whisky from Galway to Dublin have been increased by the Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland, and, if so, by how much? I also wish to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he is in correspondence with the Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland on the subject of their increase of charges?
§ MR.MUNDELLANo, Sir; I have received no specific statement as to the increase of rates for the carriage of whisky from Galway to Dublin by the Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland. I have, however, received several complaints generally of increases of rates on that line, and I am in communication with the company through the medium of the Railway Association. If the hon. and gallant Gentleman has any specific statements of increase I shall be glad, on receiving them, to ask for the company's explanations.
COLONEL NOLANI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury what are the total sums to be paid during the present financial year from the Treasury to the Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland for all purposes?
§ SIR J. T. HIBBERTI do not quite understand the question. Will the hon. and gallant Member postpone it for a few days, and supply me with further particulars of what he wants?