The Board of Railway Commissioners.

The appointment of A. C. Killam, K.C., heretofore a Justice of the Supreme Court, as Chief Commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, was formally made Feb. 6. He took his seat as Chief Commissioner Feb. 7, and received the congratulations of M. K. Cowan, K.C., on behalf of the G.T.R., and C. Drinkwater on behalf of the C.P.R., on his appointment. Some matters were attended to, and arrangements were made by which the Commissioners will give judgment on cases already heard, upon the transcript of the notes of evidence and argument taken at the time, and for the rehearing of other applications.

The Commission sat in Toronto, Feb. 16, and heard arguments upon the application for the expropriation of the burned-out district. An interim order has since been issued which is referred to under the heading of Toronto Union Station, on pg. 95. The Commissioners subsequently visited Guelph, to look into the question of the application of the G.T.R. to take over some park land there for station purposes; and Hamilton, to hear evidence in regard to a number of matters.

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