§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to state what is the accommodation on the Burns-Laird Company's boats on the Greenock-Londonderry service in respect of cattle and steerage passengers, respectively, and the relative condition of sufficiency and adequacy of such accommodation; and whether he has any statement to make thereon?
§ Captain Wallace:The ships regularly maintaining this service are the "Lairds-glen" and the "Lairdsrose." Third class passengers in these ships are normally accommodated on the main deck and in or on the poop, but during periods of heavy traffic in the holiday season they are also accommodated in the 'tween decks. Certain of these spaces are used for the carriage of cattle when passenger traffic is light, but I am informed that
Date. Shipping laid up at all ports in Great Britain and Ireland. Of which At Gareloch and Holy Loch. Elsewhere on the Clyde. Number. Thousand tons net. Number. Thousand tons net. Number. Thousand tons net. 1st April, 1936: British … … 221 452 5 20 11 9 Foreign … … 10 22 2 6 1 3 1st April, 1937: British … … 69 75 — — 3 1 Foreign … … 8 15 — — 1 1 1st April, 1938: British … … 139 233 1 4 8 4 Foreign … … 51 107 1 4 1 2 Complete and up-to-date statistics regarding tonnage laid up abroad are not available.