Railway Rates on General Merchandise.

HC Deb 17 May 1904 vol 135 c39

MR. CROMBIE (Kincardineshire)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will appoint a Departmental Committee to inquire into the same questions concerning the railway rates on general merchandise which are engaging the attention of a Committee appointed by the President of the Board of Agriculture, in respect of agricultural produce.

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

The answer to the hon. Member's Question is in the negative.