§ MR. JASPER MORE (Shropshire, Ludlow)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the excessive character of the railway rates charged by the North Staffordshire Railway for the carriage of Clee Hill stone; and whether the Board of Trade will use the powers conferred upon them by Section 31 of "The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888," for the purpose of inducing the Railway Company to reduce the rates to a reasonable amount?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA,) Sheffield, BrightsideThe Board of Trade have communicated with the North Staffordshire Railway Company with reference to their rates for Clee Hill stone, and they have received a letter from the Secretary which I shall be happy to show the hon. Member. If any person receiving or sending stone by this railway makes a complaint to the Board of Trade of unreasonable treatment the Board will use the powers conferred upon them by Section 31 of "The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888."