§ MR. R. P. HOUSTON (Liverpool, W. Toxteth)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the great irregularity and delay in the arrival of many trains belonging to various railway companies running into London, notably the South Eastern, London, Brighton and South Coast, and the London, Chatham and Dover, whereby the passengers travelling by these trains are occasioned great inconvenience and loss; and whether he is in a position to enforce the arrival of trains at their destination in accordance with the time stated in the time tables issued by the various railway companies; or, if not, is he prepared next Session to introduce such legislation as will enforce the same?
§ MR. RITCHIEI regret to have received many complaints of the un-punctuality of the trains of the companies referred to in my hon. Friend's question. I am not prepared at present to say anything as regards legislation on the subject, but if my hon. Friend would like to move for a Return of Passenger Trains arriving in London in continuation of Parliamentary Paper 210, of 1895, I shall be glad to support his Motion.