§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the various railway companies have yet agreed on a uniform system of railway bye-laws for confirmation by the Board of Trade; and, if not, will he take steps to ascertain the cause of the delay.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralI am afraid I can add little to the previous replies given to similar Questions by the hon. Member, except to say that the Board of Trade communicated with the Railway Association with reference to the matter, and were informed that there was not sufficient unanimity among railway companies upon the subject to justify the Association in taking steps to submit a uniform code of new bye-laws to the Board of Trade for approval.
§ MR. JOHN ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)Has the Board of Trade any authority in the matter?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURWe can only confirm: we cannot initiate.