The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888 |
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20 miles authorised bar iron beast of draught Board of Trade Brighton Calf carriage carried classification and schedule coal common carriers company may demand company's conveyed culm draught or burden dyewoods head per mile Horse included iron or steel ironstone lamb Lincolnshire loading and unloading locomotive power London and North-Western Maxi maximum tolls Merchandise comprised merchandise traffic mile 1d mile not exceeding mile per mile mule neat cattle Northern Railway Ireland notice of objection otherwise herein provided Parcels not exceeding passengers person pig iron Pontypool Post Office Parcels proposed classification Proposed Maximum Rates Railway Act Railway and Canal railway company rates and charges Rates for Conveyance reasonable sum respect sect Service Terminal services incidental sheep small animal sorts of manure special Acts Station Terminal terminal clause terminal station think fit timber ton per mile Traffic Act truck containing undressed materials Vict waggons wrought iron
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Page 20 - All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property as aforesaid, or in connection therewith, or for the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of such property, shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Page 99 - ... notwithstanding any notice, condition, or declaration made and given by such company contrary thereto, or in anywise limiting such liability ; every such notice, condition, or declaration being hereby declared to be null and void : Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the said companies from making such conditions with respect to the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of any of the said animals, articles, goods, or things, as shall be adjudged by the...
Page 27 - ... or advantage or prejudice or disadvantage, as aforesaid, and so that no obstruction may be offered to the public desirous of using such railways or GROUP RATESCONSTRUCT i ojr OF ACT CONCERNING.
Page 24 - ... no such company shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to or in favour of any particular person or company, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...
Page 64 - Any company failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall for each offence, and in the case of a continuing offence, for every day during which the offence continues, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds...
Page 71 - Bill confirming any such Order is pending in either House of Parliament, a petition is presented against any Order comprised therein, the Bill, so far as it relates to...
Page 75 - ... the nature and amounts of all terminal charges proposed to be authorised in respect of each class of traffic, and the circumstances under which such terminal charges are proposed to be made.
Page 44 - ... of such goods, and for delivery and collection, and any other services incidental to the duty or business of a carrier, where such services or any of them are or is performed by the Company) shall not exceed the following sums — that is to say : For every animal in Class 1 , 4d.
Page 27 - ... every railway company and canal company and railway and canal company having or working railways or canals which form part of a continuous line of railway or canal or railway and canal communication, or which have the terminus, station...
Page 87 - The public interest is best served when the rates are so apportioned as to encourage the largest practicable exchange of products between different sections of our country and with foreign countries, and this can only be done by making value an important consideration, and by placing upon the higher classes of freight some share of the burden that on a relatively equal apportionment, if service alone were considered, would fall upon those of less value. With this method of arranging tariffs little...