§ MR. HULSE (Salisbury)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that since the communication addressed to him by the London and South Western Railway Company, that they had reverted to their former rates, there has been an increase on the carriage of coal of from 2d. to 4d. per ton; and that so far from reverting to their former rates, as promised, they have ceased to carry 21 cwt. to the ton and charged as for 20 cwt. only, from 1st March; and whether he will make further representations to the Company?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA,) Sheffield, BrightsideI am not aware to what communication the hon. Member refers. Since the letter addressed to the Board of Trade by the Chairman of the London and South Western Railway Company, on the 3rd of March, I am informed that no increases whatever on coal or any other rates have been made, neither has there been any alteration in the computation of the weight of coal.