§ Mr. GROVESasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the disparity in the prices at which coal is distributed to the community by the private companies, as compared with the co-operative societies; and whether he proposes to take any action to regulate the profits of the private companies upon such distribution?
§ Commodore KINGSo far as I am aware, the prices charged for coal by cooperative societies are substantially the same as those charged by ordinary traders. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.