§ 29. Mr. BATEYasked the Secretary for Mines whether any action has been taken to secure the standardisation of coal wagons; and if he can state the number of wagons that would be required for the transport of coal if they all had a capacity of 20 tons, and the number at present in use?
§ Colonel LANE FOXIn reply to the first part of the question, this matter is now under the consideration of the recently appointed Standing Committee on Mineral Transport. In reply to the latter part, I cannot give the hon. Member the precise particulars for which he asks, but he will find a great deal of interesting information on the subject in Chapter IX of the Report of the Samuel Commission.