§ 4. Mr. PETOasked the Secretary to the Board of Trade if he will consult the chairman of the Road Board as to whether he is in favour of a full and careful inquiry into every aspect of the New Transport Company's scheme for handling goods at railway termini and relieving the traffic on the streets; and, if so, whether he will order such an inquiry to be undertaken at once, with a view to obtaining an authoritative decision on this question before the termination of the War?
Sir A. STANLEYI can only refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the question which he asked on this subject on the 24th April.
§ Mr. PETOMay I ask has the right hon. Gentleman any reasons for wishing to postpone an inquiry into this important matter until after the War, and does he not think it would be better to have an inquiry now into what has been proved to be a grave disadvantage during wartime in the handling of traffic?