§ MR. D. DAVIESI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the higher rates charged by British railway companies for the carriage of timber, as compared with Continental railways, and to the differentiation in rates which British railways make in favour of foreign timber; and what steps he proposes to take to remove the inequality which now exists.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE,) Carnarvon BoroughsNo specific complaints as to the railway rates on timber have recently been brought to the notice of the Board of Trade. If any particulars are furnished of preferential rates for foreign timber being granted the Board of Trade will be prepared to investigate the case.