§ MR. MACALEESEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that a shunter at the Drogheda station of the Irish Great Northern Railway met with an accident on Satur 268 day last through falling from a buffer which he had been riding astride while engaged in his occupation; how long is it since a shunter was similarly killed at Dundalk on the same line; and is it in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Works to permit this dangerous practice; and, if not, will any action be taken against the manager of the Great Northern Railway?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD or AGRICULTURE (for Mr. Ritchie)Yes, Sir; the attention of the Board of Trade has been called to this case. The Department is not aware of a similar accident at Dundalk. The unfortunate man met his death from putting himself in a dangerous position contrary to the rules of the company. The Board of Trade have no regulations on the subject, but in cases in which inquiries are held the practice which men have of riding on buffers is always condemned.