§ Sir W. Smilesasked the Minister at transport what are the special orders issued by his Department to the effect that schoolchildren from Northern Ireland who attend schools in Great Britain are to have priority for sailing tickets.
§ Mr. BarnesI am glad to have the opportunity of making more widely known the arrangements which the companies concerned have made for the issue of sailing tickets to school children. Sailing tickets for children going to and from school may be reserved in advance of the normal period. Principals of schools or parents may apply for sailing tickets marking the applications in red ink "school children" so that they may be identified and dealt with quickly by the staff at the ports. In the case of the Belfast Steamship Company, Ltd., the applications should also be marked "for the personal attention of the manager."