§ 33. Mr. W. THORNEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the judgment given on 15th July at Newcastle at the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the steamer "Mount Oswald," which left Baltimore in February, 1912, with a crew of twenty-four and has not been heard of since; whether he is aware that the owners declined to allow the ship to undergo the necessary docking before leaving port; whether he is aware that the Court found that the ship was unseaworthy when the pilot left her before leaving Baltimore; and if he intends taking any action against the owners of the ship?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. J. M. Robertson)My right hon. Friend has not yet received the official report of the Court of Inquiry in this case, and 'he would wish to consider it before coming to any decision in the matter.