§ Mr. CRUMLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that on the last fair day of Kildare, 24th April, there were no railway waggons in Kildare until 10.40 a.m.; that over 600 pigs had to be kept waiting on the roadway leading to the railway station until 2 p.m. owing to the scarcity of waggons; that it was 5.30 p.m. before the special train started from Kildare; that the thirty miles journey to Dublin was not completed until 9 p.m., when it was too late to ship the pigs; and whether the Board of Trade will take steps to enforce compliance by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company with the regulations, and thus protect traders and the public from the loss and inconvenience arising from the negligence and default complained of.
Mr. BUXTONI have forwarded to my hon. Friend a copy of a letter from the railway company on this subject, in which it is stated that there was no shortage of waggons on the occasion referred to, and an explanation is given of the delay which occurred.