§ MR. J. AIRDI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if the Department will again offer their services to adjust the unhappy difficulty in the boot trade?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. BRYCE, Aberdeen, S.)The Board of Trade have been giving close and constant attention to the dispute which has unfortunately arisen in the boot and shoe industry. It is known to both parties to the dispute that the good offices of the Board are at their disposal should they be desired, and if any opportunity presents itself in which those good offices can be usefully employed they will readily be made available.