§ MR. WILLIAM REDMONDI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the owners of the "Primrose Hill" have returned to the parents of the twelve apprentices who were drowned in that vessel the premiums which were paid by them; and whether he can take any steps to secure some compensation for the families of the officers and men who also lost their lives in the "Primrose Hill."
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURYes, Sir, I am glad to say that the owners of the "Primrose Hill" have informed me that all the premiums paid for apprentices on that vessel were returned some time ago. The question of compensation for the families of the officers and men who also lost their lives is not one in respect of which I have any power to inter fore.
§ MR. WILLIAM REDMONDTake power.