§ Mr. BRANCHasked the President of the Board of Trade if it has come to his notice that the Great Eastern Railway Company have given notice to the district council of Enfield that as from the 1st October next it is their intention to relinquish the passenger service on their Edmonton and Cheshunt branch lines, including the stations at Churchbury, Forty Hill, and Theobald's Grove; and whether, in view of the inconvenience that will be caused to those living and travelling in these districts, he will use his powers to prevent this being done?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Churchill)The matter to which my hon. Friend refers is not one in which the Board of Trade has any jurisdiction, but I have communicated with the railway company thereon and have received a reply, of which I am sending him a copy.