§ 84. Mr. RAPERasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state how many officials of the Board of Trade have, on retirement, accepted railway directorships during the last ten years?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANAs far as I am aware, one official of the Board of Trade has during the period mentioned accepted a railway directorship on his retirement. In another case an official of the Board accepted an offer of a directorship made some months after he had retired.
§ Mr. RAPERIs it not a fact that the anticipation of favours to come is liable to obscure the view taken by the Board of Trade of the present unbusinesslike method of running the British railways?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI do not think so.