§ MR. FIELDTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the advisability of extending the-powers of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade in regard to complaints by individual traders, respecting rates, facilities, and contracting out of liabilities previous to an appeal to the Railway Commission; and whether any arrangement can be made to cheapen the cost of proceedings before the Railway Commission.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The whole matter is engaging my careful attention, but I am not at present able to make any statement on the subject. I am 493 fully aware of the desirability of securing as cheap arid expeditious a means of dealing with traders' complaints as the circumstances of the case permit.