§ Mr. PATRICK O'BRIEN (for Mr. P. J. Power)asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland) charge over 1½d. per mile to second-class passengers for uncomfortable carriages; what rate per mile is charged for first-class accommodation by the leading lines in England; and, in view of the high fares charged by this company for its second-class, will the Board of Trade endeavour to secure that third-class passengers who may not be able or willing to pay the high second-class fare charged by this company will be provided with foot-warmers or the carriages warmed by some other method?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Churchill)I am aware that second-class fares on the Great Southern and Western Railway are, in some cases, at any rate, more than 1½d. a mile. The maximum fare chargeable is 2d. a mile. On the more important English railways the first-class fare is, generally speaking, about 2d. a mile. As regards the provision of foot-warmers in third-class carriages on the Great Southern and Western Railway, I have not yet received a definite reply from the company, and I will communicate with the hon. Member as soon as I do so.