§ Mr. DANIEL BOYLEasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the complaints made by Irish cattle shippers of cruelty and injury to animals shipped viâ Holyhead, and the loss to the owners caused by delays in dispatch and transit by English railway companies; if his attention has been called to a shipment of forty-six animals by Mr. John M'Andrew, booked through from Ballina to Skipton, arriving at Holyhead at 7 p.m., 19th June, and to the fact that, after ten hours' quarantine, the animals were ready for reshipment at 5 a.m., 20th June, but were delayed until 1.40 p.m., reaching Skipton at 5 p.m., 22nd June, the journey of 189 miles from Holyhead covering thirty-six hours instead of ten, and many of the animals being injured, some still unfit to be presented for sale, and all depreciated; what explanation the railway companies concerned offer for the delay, what steps will be taken to prevent its recurrence, and if the companies are prepared to compensate the owner for the loss he has sustained by their negligence?
Mr. BUXTONI have asked the railway companies concerned for their observations on my hon. Friend's question and will communicate with him on receipt of their replies.