§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is 1137 aware that the third class carriages of trains on the Metropolitan Railway Extension are frequently so overcrowded that passengers are compelled to stand; and, if so, will he communicate with the railway company on the subject with a view to the provision of more accommodation on this line.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralI have communicated with the railway company on the subject of the hon. Member's Question and in reply they write as follows:—"With the trains as at present composed of coaches of three classes it may happen, at certain periods of the day, that some particular class is for a short time inconveniently full, but the company are now constructing corridor coaches which will obviate this, and as soon as they are able to work trains electrically considerably more accommodation will be given."