§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will say how many sittings were held by the Railway and Canal Commission in each year respectively from 1895 to the present time.
(Answered by Mr. Asquith.) The number of days upon which the Railway and Canal Commissioners have held sittings are as follows:—
| days | |
| 1895 | 41 |
| 1896 | 38 |
| 1897 | 47 |
| 1898 | 25 |
| 1899 | 44 |
| 1900 | 40 |
| 1901 | 41 |
| 1902 | 16 |
| 1903 | 31 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 21 |
§ Note.—This Return does not include the days the Commissioners sat out of court for purposes connected with the administrative duties of the Commission.