§ MR. CLOUGHI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade of whom do the Light Railway Commissioners consist; by whom are they appointed; what are their individual salaries and emoluments; and how many meetings are held annually.
§ MR. KEARLEYThe Light Railway Commissioners are the Hon. A. E. Gathorne-Hardy (Chairman), who is unpaid (being also a Railway and Canal Commissioner), Colonel George F. Ottley Boughey, R.E., C.S.I., and Mr. Henry Allen Steward, Barrister-at-law. The Commissioners are appointed by the President of the Board of Trade. The two last-named Commissioners receive salaries of £1,000 per annum. The Commissioners are in permanent session at their offices, and the local inquiries held by them are only part of their duties.