§ Mr. KEIR HARDIEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the allowance for railway fares and expenses made to representatives of employers on trade boards is on a higher scale than that allowed to representatives of workers; whether this differentiation is in conformity with the usual practice of the Department, as illustrated by the allowance to representatives of workers 189 and employers on the panels of the arbitration courts; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?
Mr. BUXTONThe question of the allowances to representative members of trade boards is now under consideration.