§ 64. Mr. RENDALLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now willing to ask the Railway Executive Committee to arrange for the interavailability of season tickets on the Great Western and the London and South-Western Rail ways; whether he is aware that return tickets between the London stations of these companies and many other stations on their lines have long been interavailable; that the number of trains has been greatly reduced, the speed reduced, and the cost of season tickets increased; and that chambers of commerce in the West of England are unanimous in pressing for this reform?
§ 72. Sir ROBERT NEWMANasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that, owing to the reduction of the train services on the Great Western and the London and South-Western Railways, residents of Exeter and its neighbourhood, including many business men, have been considerably inconvenienced, and that the inconvenience has been greatly increased by the non-interavailability of season tickets on these two lines between Exeter and London; and will he take steps to remedy this grievance?
§ Mr. WARDLEThe reasons why all traders' and season tickets for long distance journeys are not available by any route have been explained from time to time; but the matter is being further considered, and if another question be put in the course of a few days, I hope to be able to give a definite answer.