§ MR. WEIRTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, seeing that the overcrowding of omnibuses and tram cars is prohibited, and that the overcrowding of railway carriages causes inconvenience to passengers, and has resulted in accidents, will he consider the expediency of introducing legislation such as will render railway companies liable to penalties in cases of overcrowding.
(Answer.) It is not the intention of the Board of Trade to propose such legislation.—(Board of Trade.)