§ LORD STANLEY OF ALDERLEYpresented petitions from the Corporation and Shipowners' Society, of Tynemouth, for the Abolition of Passing Tolls and Shipping Dues. The late Government had attempted to remove this burden; but it was found that the Bill introduced in the other House ought to have been brought in as a private Bill. In the present Session it had been under the consideration of the late Government what steps it would be host to take. He wished to know if the Government intended to introduce any measure.
THE EARL OF DONOUGHMOREsaid, that the subject was under the consideration of the Board of Trade, but that department had not yet arrived at any conclusion upon it. He hoped, however, that before long they would be able to bring in a measure of relief from a portion, if Dot from the whole of these burdens.