§ 22. Mr. SEDDONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a reply from the Stoke-on-Trent Borough Council to the statement made by the North Staffordshire Railway Company upon the report of Mr. Rowland Whitehead, K.C., with reference to the workings of the above railway company; and whether he is aware of the effect of the delay in giving effect to the findings of the inquiry upon the industrial development of North Staffordshire, and of the uneasiness among the manufacturers, traders, and the public generally caused thereby?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANMy right hon. Friend has not received a reply from the Corporation of Stoke-on-Trent to the statement referred to, but as soon as a reply is received it will be considered.