§ 76. Mr. HORNERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, having regard to the effects which the new railway regulations will have upon the Irish butter and egg industry and other business interests in the United Kingdom, he will take such steps as will bring the whole question before the Railway and Canal Commission or other impartial body for full investigation before the regulation; are finally sanctioned?
Mr. ROBERTSONRepresentations made by my bon. Friend the Member for East Tyrone on behalf of Irish traders have been brought to the notice of the Irish railway companies, and are, I understand, to be considered at a special meeting of managers at the Irish Railway Clearing Rouse on the 15th May. I am at all times willing to consider any complaints that may be made as to the effect of these regulations, and to communicate with the railway companies, if necessary, but the regulations themselves do not require the sanction of the Board of Trade.