§ MR. WEIR (ROSS and Cromarty)To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of accidents in the London area during the month of May last, from motor 'buses and motor cars, respectively; in how many instances have personal injuries resulted; and in how many cases have such injuries proved fatal.
§ * MR. GLADSTONEDuring the month of May, 1906, the number of accidents known to the police to have 648 been caused by motor cars (including motor cycles) within the Metropolitan Police District was 556. Of these 169 resulted in personal injury and four proved fatal. In the same month 400 accidents were caused by motor omnibuses of which sixty-two resulted in personal injury and two were fatal. Accidents caused by tramcars are not included.
§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork, E.)Is it intended this session to take any steps to regulate motor traffic?
§ * MR. GLADSTONEI cannot say.