1. Sir J. D. REESasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has information to the effect that it is proposed to hand over the State railways in France to private company direction, 2 in view to better and more economical management?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Baldwin)I understand that a committee appointed by the French Minister of Public Works to prepare a scheme for the re-organisation of the State railways has recommended that they should be leased to a company, part of the capital of the company to be reserved for provincial and municipal authorities.