§ Mr. MOONEYasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Treasury had had under their consideration the question of the dues to be charged to the London and North-Western Railway Company for the use by their steamers of Kingstown Harbour since March, 1908; could he now state when a decision in this matter would be arrived at; and, in the event of the Treasury deciding that a Royal harbour maintained by public moneys was not to be used by a private company at a merely nominal charge, such dues as might be decided upon would be chargeable against the London and North-Western Railway Company from the date upon which this company first used this harbour?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe question of the dues to be paid by the London and North-Western Railway Company for the use of Kingstown Harbour is engaging my attention, and I hope to be able to arrive at a conclusion very shortly.
§ Mr. MOONEYAs the matter has now been under consideration for two years, is it not time a decision was come to?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe question is not so easy as it appears on the face of it, the matter being complicated by other payments for quite different services.