§ MR. BELL (Derby)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the meeting of railway officials held at the Railway Clearing House during last month (October) to consider the question of either side brakes on railway waggons, he can say if the brakes are of uniformity in application, and if they have been approved by the Board of Trade.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR, Leeds, Central)The Board of Trade have not at present received from the Railway Companies any report of the proceedings at the meeting referred to.