§ MR. BUCHANAN (Aberdeenshire, E.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade when the Order for the light railway from Fraserburgh to St Combs will be issued; and what is the cause of the long delay?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. C. T. RITCHIE, Croydon)The matter stands in precisely the same position as it did in October last, when the Board of Trade communicated with the honourable Member. On the 5th August last the Board of Trade forwarded a copy of the Order in the form in which they were prepared to confirm it to the promoters, and asked for revised prints for formal endorsement. These prints have not yet been received and the Board of Trade have, therefore, been unable to confirm the Order.