§ 1. Mr. ALFRED SHORTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, seeing that the railway freight charges on imported goods, including agricultural produce, are less than those charged for the transport of British manufactured goods, he will arrange for a revision of these charges?
§ The MINISTER of RECONSTRUCTION (Sir A. Geddes)I am not clear to what particular charges the hon. Gentleman refers. The railway companies, by Statute, are prohibited from making different charges for similar services as regards home and foreign merchandise. If he will send me details I will at once have the matter looked into.