draft ordinance in 371/3 or in the supplementary draft ordce enel 5 in

35259?

gwr.

25 Jan'+ 31

Jan

I need not attempt to go into technical matters,

construction urainterance ate. Assuming, that the BofT

is

satisfied as to those matters, I am only concerned

to see that the Gout and the public, and (porsilly, other Elective undertakings, are proticted from injiere, by the

Company.

Sections 19,20 and 22 are in common

Jamaner, J.B. Siena bezislation

from. of Trinidad

Section 14 merely protects lives belonging to public dipertandi ottive companies and private persons whilst the tramway or are part of it is in cours of constructios. affords

noprotection to them against loss caused by the working of the tramway when once it is constructid. This protection is horowis afforded to the 2 companies by the 21, and I certainly think that this sectia,

lives should be extended to all got lines or subsidized by the Sout

as in the Natal Act.

But I incline to the view that the Telephone Co and

all others compansies existing, already in existence should

be proticted sequally with the you!

h

stis true that is the Idad order, whilst the Crown You! Town of Pato Spain are absolutely protected (3.115), in the case

fother

undertaking, the onus is on their ownno

to show that are injury dome to them is not owsing to the defect of their own system! So also the B. Guiana Tramway, License 1900, clause 32.

sex po bo of 19ook

harswith JS.A.

aglu

CPE

469-3000-8-01

477

But the Elective lighting (Clause) Act 1899, $58.20, in affect,

L

Ord

requires a company to work its undertaking so that not injuriously to affect the rives of lives of present futen alectical undertakings. of it does, it may be

required to alter its system, unless the new-comer has placed its lines or wives in "unreasonable proximity" to throne

of the Company.

Asee no reason why a general section should not be inverted in this Tramway order on the line of the above siction - c.p. Sec 5 of the Nahral Act - so that the Tramways to we bo liath to alter its own system or come to terms with the Talephone (0-15. pay for the alterations of the latteś

Skypit. The Tramways Co. affues to have made rather & hard bargain with the Talephone Co. and I have not ben alle to find

these pufers aney reesan gious why the latter she not share the statutory protection gives to the other companies by See 21.

? Draw the Corrs attention to sec 20

S&c 31

a

I the Act of 1899 and

Secs 8,9,10, and 11 of the Natal Act and recommend protection of Evol lines and all other existing (if not (store) alectrical undertaking.

& Toad &B. Guiana Tramway

30

MALIK W

krowed for to you.

Br another

20 Gues

which

A

Licenses

are

may be extended t

? Subotituli 30 for 50 hers, and, if so, the "subocquent period of 5 years" might perhaps to changed to to She79 protect: the public against accidents dauneger and

injuries. It is practically, she 77 of the above quoted

1899

Act sch

I think Sec St of this Act

th

might confully be inserted in this order

To

to accis and

B

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