§ MR. D. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade how many tons of gravel have been taken from the Ballygawley river by the Clogher Valley Tramway Company since the 1st of January last, and sold to the Great Northern Railway 85 Company; how many permanent way men of the Clogher Valley Company were employed in removing the gravel; and, is it in accordance with the rules of the Board of Trade for the management of tramways that permanent way men may be taken from their proper duties to be employed in filling gravel for sale to railway companies?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. RITCHIE,) CroydonI am unable to give the hon. Member any further information with regard to this matter than is contained in my reply to him of July 26th. The Board of Trade have no rules dealing with the duties of permanent way men. The responsibility for the proper management and control of the tramway rests with the Company, and the Board of Trade cannot interfere.