§ 18. Mr. JOHN WARDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the case of a man named J. Bennett having been refused work at Stoke Station, Ipswich, after having been engaged by the foreman, Mr. Garred, for the Great Eastern Railway Company, on the ground that he had presented an insurance card belonging to a trade union approved society, which, it was alleged, was contrary to the rules and by-laws of the company as sanctioned by the Board of Trade; whether he has any knowledge of such rules and bylaws having been sanctioned by his Department; and, if not, will he make inquiries into the matter?
Mr. BUXTONI have no knowledge of any such rules or by-laws as are referred to by my hon. Friend. I am in communication with the railway company in this matter, and will inform my hon. Friend of the result.