§ MR. SUMMERBELLI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he contemplates granting an Order in Council to the Boston Pilot Trust for the purpose of reducing the regular pilotage charges of the Boston pilots; and, if so, will he permit the Pilots' Association to lay their views before him before any definite action is taken.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. Lloyd-George, Carnarvon Boroughs)As stated in my reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Limerick on the 14th November,†the Boston Pilot Commissioners have applied for an Order in Council to confirm a new by-law made by them dealing with the pilotage rates at Boston. Public notice of the application has only within the last few days been given by advertisement, and I am not in a position at present to say whether the by-law is one which it is desirable to submit to His Majesty in Council for confirmation by Order in Council. I have already received the views of the United Kingdom Pilots' Association by letter, and should they wish to discuss the matter with me personally, I shall be happy to meet them.