§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Highland Railway Company have yet made arrangements to so marshal their trains that the automatic brake is in action throughout that part of the train which conveys passengers; and, if not, whether immediate steps will be taken to compel this Company to comply with the requirements of the Board of Trade?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. BRYCE,) Aberdeen, S.No, Sir; although the Board of Trade have granted concessions to this Company as regards the number of mixed trains permitted, no effort has been made by the Company to comply with the Order of the Board of Trade to so marshal, their trains as to give the best security for their passengers. The Board have hoped, and still hope, that an important and wealthy Corporation like the Highland Railway Company will, especially in a matter involving the safety of travellers, no longer delay to comply with the law without obliging the Department to have recourse to legal proceedings.