§ MR. WOODS (Essex, Walthamstow)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the death of a workman near the timekeeper's office at Pontypool Road, on the Great Western Railway, on 16th instant; and whether, in view of previous complaints as to the danger consequent on the site of this office, he will use the powers which he possesses to compel the company to remove it to another position, and so prevent further accidents.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. RITCHIE, Croydon)Yes, Sir, I have received notice of a fatal accident to a goods guard at Pontypool Road on the 16th inst., and I have ordered an inquiry into the circumstances attending the accident. The Board of Trade have, however, no power to order the removal of the timekeeper's office, though I have no doubt that the railway company will do their best to give effect to the recommendation, if any, which the inspector may think it necessary to make as the result of the inquiry.