§ 16. Mr. BRADYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that, in consequence of the withdrawal of the London and North-Western and City of Dublin Companies' cargo boats owing to military operations, the live stock and goods traffic from the city of Dublin to England is practically at a standstill; and whether, in view of this, he will take immediate steps to have these services restored?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI have been in communication with the London and North-Western Railway Company in this matter, and am informed that some goods traffic is now passing between Dublin and Holyhead, but that it has not yet been found possible, for various reasons, to resume the live-stock traffic by this route, though this will be done as soon as practicable. I understand that cattle are being shipped by other steamship services from Dublin to various ports on the North-West Coast.