§ Mr. KILEYasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has been advised by means of communications from responsible trading organisations that there have been during the past few months numerous complaints from traders as to the action of railway companies in trying to impose new conditions in connection with claims for loss, new conditions of carriage, and withdrawal of facilities; and whether he will afford an early opportunity for a deputation to lay these matters before him?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANA certain number of representations of this kind have been made. While the Board of Trade are always ready to look into specific grievances I doubt whether, especially in view of the proposed formation of the Ministry of Ways and Communications, I could, at656W the present time, usefully discuss with a deputation the general questions referred to.