§ MR. BARNES (Glasgow, Blackfriars)To ask the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been directed to the raising of the load-line on British ships, and the method by which the provision was made, namely, by order of the Department; also can he give the date of such order and of its operation.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) Yes, Sir. My attention has been called to the alteration of the load-line tables to which my hon. friend refers. It was made by a Minute of the Board of Trade signed by the President on 1st March, 1906, and came into operation on and from that date.