HC Deb 07 May 1918 vol 105 cc1992-3W
Mr. T. WILLIAMS

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the hardship on the dairymen of Swansea and district, Neath, and other commercial centres of the Great Western Railway, by reason of the discontinuance of the 7.30 train ex Neyland on Sunday morning which deals with heavy milk traffic and is the means of conveying this delicate produce to the industrial centres; if he is aware that the action of the company in taking off this milk train is the means of souring churns of milk by reason of 24 hours' delay, which, with the advent of warm weather, will amount to a loss of considerably over 250 churns which will fall on the traders and consumers; and will arrangements therefore be made for the morning mail train to stop at Whitland, St. Clears, and Carmarthen for the purposes of bringing milk supplies on, or will he say what arrangements will be made?

Sir A. STANLEY

Inquiries are being made in regard to this matter, and I will inform the hon. Gentleman of the result.