HC Deb 27 November 1902 vol 115 cc628-9
MR. TULLY

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been directed to the complaint of the President of the Limerick Chamber of Commerce that the Great Southern and Western Railway Company have made their through rates between Limerick and Liverpool higher by Dublin than by Cork or Waterford, and have refused through rates by Dublin to intermediate stations; and will he state what action he proposes to take in this matter.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BAORD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, Central

No, Sir, the complaint referred to has not been addressed to the Board of Trade. With regard to the last part of the Question, I may remind the hon. Member that the Great Southern and Western and Waterford, Limerick, and Western Railway Companies Amalgamation Act, 1900, provides, in Section 34, that reasonable facilities shall be given to induce traffic to pass to, from, and via Dublin, and that any case of dispute shall be settled by an arbitrator, appointed by the Board of Trade, on the application of any of the parties authorised by the Section to make one.

MR. TULLY

Has the right hon. Gentleman received any application for the appointment of an arbitrator?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

No, Sir.