§ SIR SEYMOUR KING (Hull, Central)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been drawn to the delay on the part of the North Eastern Railway Company in finishing the new Whitefriargate bridge in Hull; whether he is aware that, under the contract, the bridge ought to have been finished by the 23rd October last; and whether in view of the loss the 435 tradesmen in Whitefriargate are suffering, in consequence of the neglect of the railway company to proceed with due diligence with the work with which Parliament has entrusted them, he can exert pressure to prevent the company using their powers to the detriment of the town of Hull.
(Answered by Mr. John Bums.) I understand that complaints have been made to the effect above mentioned. It would be matter of satisfaction to me to learn that the bridge was completed, but I have no control over the company in the matter.