§ MR. BOWLES (Lambeth, Norwood)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade how many complaints against railway companies under Section 31 of The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888, have been received by the Board of Trade during each of the years 1904, 1905, and 1906.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. Lloyd-George, Carnarvon Boroughs)The complaints received under the section in question in the years 1904, 1905, and 1906, numbered 76, 69, and 108 respectively. These do not include general complaints that are received from trade organisations as to railway charges and facilities.