§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will state whether there is any prospect of the railway extension to Mallaig being completed by June next.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. RITCHIE,) CroydonNo, Sir. I am informed by the company that although in their own interest they are anxious to complete and open this extension at the earliest possible date, progress, from various causes, has necessarily been slow, and it is not thought that the line can be ready for opening before October next.