§ Mr. BARNSTONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will, under the power which his Department possesses by Section 6 of the Regulation of Railways Act, 1873, get a decision from the Railway Commission as to the reasonableness of railway companies charging Saturday as a whole day for demurrage, although they close their station-yard gates at one o'clock?
Mr. ROBERTSONThe Section mentioned relates only to contraventions or violations of the Railway and Canal Traffic Acts. As the hon. Member was informed on the 26th March, questions relating to the reasonableness of charges for demurrage are determinable by arbitra-1194W tion on the application of either of the parties concerned.