§ 36. Mr. FREDERICK WHYTEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a satisfactory reply from the Caledonian Railway Company on the subject of the complaint made by the Perth and Forfar potato merchants; and, if not, whether he will communicate once more to the company the imperative necessity of taking immediate action to remedy the grievance?
Mr. ROBERTSONI have received a reply from the railway company, a copy of which I have forwarded to my hon. Friend. Briefly, the substance of the company's letter is to the effect that the shortage is due to exceptional circumstances, and that they have endeavoured to meet it by placing at the disposal of the potato merchants waggons obtained from the English railway companies.