Brigadier-General Brownasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that fatal accidents to children have continued to occur from contact with the live rail on the Southern Railway system; and what steps has he taken to ensure adequate protection by the railway authorities against this danger that they are introducing into the countryside?
§ Mr. BurginI have been in communication with the Southern Railway Company about the recent cases of electrocution 929W among children through contact with the live rail, and following is a full statement of the steps which the company propose to take to give additional protection against this danger.