§ Mr. HUDSONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can say why the Return of Accidents and Casualties on Railways, together with the reports of the inspecting officers, assistant, and sub-inspecting officers of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, has not yet been issued for the three months ending December, 1908; and can he say when this Return may be expected?
Mr. TENNANTThe returns of accidents and casualties for the year 1908 have, as the hon. Member is ho doubt aware, been issued a few days ago. I hope it will be possible to issue the Reports for the December quarter very shortly, but certain information necessary for the purpose was not received until the 15th of the present month.
§ Mr. HUDSONasked the President of the Board of Trade, if he can take steps to have issued, with the least possible delay, the Return of Accidents and Casualties on Railways, with the inspecting officers, assistant and sub-inspecting officers' reports for the three months ending March 1909?
Mr. TENNANTThere will be no avoidable delay in the issue of the Summary and 326 Reports for the quarter ending March, but several of the Reports have yet to be received.
§ Mr. HUDSONMight I ask if the hon. Gentleman will kindly make an attempt to get these Reports out much earlier than they have been. They are a long time behind every year?