§ MR. SUMMERBELL (Sunderland)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the attention of the Office of Woods and Forests has been called to the condition of Whitburn Beach, near Sunderland, due to the continual deposit of refuse from the adjoining collieries amounting in one day to no less than 828 forty-three railway truck loads, and seventeen contractors' wagon loads, or a total quantity of about 500 tons; and, if so, what action, if any, it is intended to take to put a stop to it.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY (Mr. MCKENNA,) Monmouthshire, NThe beach at Whitburn has been visited by a representative from the Office of Woods, etc., and that Department is now in communication with the colliery company upon the subject.