§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has yet received a reply to the request made in January last to the owners of the ss. "Flush" for a list of the crew of the vessel who were lost in the Baltic in November last; whether he has received any reply to a similar request made of 909W the Superintendent at St. John's, Newfoundland; and, if not, whether he will take steps to obtain the necessary information without further delay, in view of the fact that until the list is received the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen has no authority to issue certificates of death, and that consequently the dependants of the crew are prevented from obtaining even the small sums due to them as death benefit from friendly and other societies in this country?
§ Sir R. HORNENo reply to the requests referred to has yet been received. A cablegram has been sent to the Deputy-Minister of Marine at St. John's, Newfoundland, asking that the required information may be furnished as soon as possible.