§ 81. Mr. GILBERTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the crowded state of the railways of the country as regards goods traffic at the present time, his Department has considered whether the tramway services of the country can be used for the conveyance of small parcel traffic in their various districts; and, if not, will he have the matter considered, and, if necessary, consult the tramway undertakings about it?
§ Mr. WARDLETramway undertakings have power, generally speaking, to carry parcels traffic, and do in fact carry parcels where circumstances admit. The attention 989 of tramway authorities has already been called to the point raised in the hon. Gentleman's question, and I am inviting the Tramways (Board of Trade) Committee to consider it.