§ MR. JOYCEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state what is the cause of the delay of the Board of Trade in giving its sanction to the bye-law promulgated by the Limerick Harbour Commissioners in June, 1900, respecting the charging of percentage on steamers whose masters or mates hold pilot licenses on the Shannon; and whether, seeing that the Limerick Harbour Commissioners have complied with all the requirements of the Board of Trade, he will see his way to give the required consent to the bye-law, and thus place Limerick on 1269 the same footing as the other ports who have such bye-laws.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe Board of Trade are waiting for a reply from the Limerick Harbour Commissioners to the Board's letter of the 12th November, 1901; in which the Board asked for the observations of the Commissioners as to certain Amendments which the Board proposed to make in the bye-laws as submitted to them for approval.