§ Mr. J. P. FARRELLasked whether the Board of Trade has been invited to take any part in the distribution of funds collected for the relief of sufferers from the loss of the "Titanic," or whether they propose to suggest to the different collecting agencies at work a scheme of distribution in accordance with the claims of each set of relatives of lost persons; and, if so, whether the President of the Board of will urge that the families of deceased Irish steerage passengers, many of whom were proceeding to the United States of America in search of remunerative employment for the benefit of their families in Ireland, will receive early consideration?
Mr. BUXTONI do not think that the administration of the fund referred to by the hon. Member is a matter in which the Board of Trade as a Department should interfere, but I propose to send a copy of this question to the Lord Mayor of London for his consideration.