§ 66. Mr. NOLANasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has received a communication from the Drogheda Chamber of Commerce drawing attention to the fact that notices to the public have been posted at various stations of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Company and other companies to the effect that an advance in freight would be made by the Belfast Steamship Company, the Belfast and Mersey Steamship Company, the Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company, and the Sligo Steam Navigation Company, on and after the 1st day of October, 1915; and, if so, whether he can state the nature of his reply to the chamber; and whether he proposes to take any action in regard to the matter?
Mr. RUNCIMANI have received the communication referred to. The freight rates charged by the steamship companies mentioned are not under any statutory 737 control, and the matter is not one in which the Board of Trade have any jurisdiction. A reply to this effect will be sent to the Drogheda Chamber of Commerce.