§ MR. SAMUEL ROBERTS (Sheffield, Ecclesall)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will, for the convenience of British rail manufacturers, give directions that, in lieu of the present practice of giving all imported steel rails in one class, the classification of imported steel rails in the official Returns shall be as follows, new perfect rails and conductor rails for steam or electric traction, defective rails, and tram rails.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE,) Carnarvon BoroughsIt is too late to alter the form and scope of the Returns to be issued during 1906, but the suggestions contained in the Question shall be placed before the Departmental Committee for the Revision of the Trade Accounts at its next annual meeting, which will be held in the autumn.