§ MR. BELL (Derby)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the accident which occurred in Millwood Tunnel, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, on Friday last, through the breaking of couplings, and whether he proposes to hold an inquiry into the cause; if so, will he inquire whether the train was drawn by the new class of engines hauling heavier loads, and whether the couplings and the guard's brake power have been correspondingly increased.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe Boar d of Trade have received the statutory notice of the accident referred to. I propose to order an inquiry to be held by an inspecting officer, whose attention will be directed to the terms of the hon. Member's Question.