§ MR. BELLI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will take early steps, under the Railways Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act, 1900, to compel the Taff Vale Railway Company to provide brake vans for the guards working goods and mineral trains over the Penarth and Roath branches of that system, so as to prevent the men from the dangers of having to ride on the buffers and on top of coal and other vehicles.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEThe Railway and Canal Commission has decided, as the hon. Member is aware, that the Taff Vale Railway Company is entitled to some exemption on the sections of line in question from the rule requiring the provision of brake vans on trains. The Board accordingly prepared a rule providing for an exemption from the rule, so far as empty trains returning from the 92 docks are concerned, but the railway company have objected that this exemption is not enough, and the matter will probably have to go before the court again. No time will be lost in disposing of the matter.