§ MR. A. C. MORTON (Peterborough)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received any communication from Mr. J. Keith with 876 respect to the railway rates between Scotland and London; and whether Mr. Keith has expressed himself satisfied with the small reduction promised?
§ MR. MUNDELLAI have received a letter from Mr. Keith, from which it seems that he is not satisfied. His case has been fully heard under Section 31, and the Board of Trade has secured for him a reduction from 41s. 8d. per ton to 35s., or over 16 per cent. below the rate of last year. This brings the rate down to 3s. 4d. per ton per mile in consequence. The Conciliation Clause cannot be administered on the principle that the complainant must always be satisfied with the result, whatever the circumstances may be.