§ MR. BELLI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the coroner's inquest held at the Vestry Hall, Willesden, on the 6th instant, to inquire into the cause of a fatal accident on the fourth instant to a fireman named George Hearsum, employed by the London and North Western Railway Company; whether, seeing that the yard is badly lighted, and that a number of men have been killed there, he will arrange to hold an immediate inquiry into the matter; and can he state how many persons have been killed in this yard during the last ten years.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralI have ordered an inquiry into this accident. I will communicate with the hon. Member, and give him the number of accidents, if any, which are found on the Board of Trade records.