§ MR. FIELDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the German State Railways have realised a profit of £23,200,000 last year, and that this sum was utilised by the Government for revenue purposes; and whether he will appoint a commission to inquire into and report upon Irish railways with a view to their acquisition by the Stale and the reduction of taxation in Ireland.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI have no information on the first paragraph. The reply to the second paragraph is in the negative.