§ MR. J. GILHOOLY (Cork Co., W.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the want of proper precautions for the protection of life at the level-crossing at Drumleigh, on the Bantry Extension Railway; whether he is aware that a cow has recently been killed at said crossing, and the train narrowly escaped being thrown off the track, and that the life of the boy who was driving the cow was endangered; and what action the Board of Trade propose to take with regard to this crossing?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. C. T. RITCHIE,) CroydonI am informed that the crossing in question is a private-farm crossing, and in that case the Board have no power with regard to it. The company state that the owner of the cow killed is responsible for keeping the gates shut when trains are approaching and for taking all precautions.