§ Mr. COOPERasked when His Majesty's Government were first informed of the dissatisfaction of the trades unions with the Conciliation Board Act of 1907?
Mr. BUXTONIt is not possible to fix the first date at which any criticisms of the Conciliation Scheme of 1907 came to the notice of the Board of Trade, but various suggestions for future amendment in points of detail were put before them by deputations from certain railwaymen's unions towards the end of last year.
§ Mr. COOPERIs the House to understand that the Government were quite aware, previous to the railway strike 5 of the dissatisfaction of the workers on the railways with the Conciliation Board Act of 1907?
Mr. BUXTONVarious questions with reference to it were brought to the notice of the Board of Trade, to which they gave their best attention.