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something to be desired in the direction of

generally Establishing

manentway,

a better form of per= more sopecially now that the

more Common use of mechanical tractive

powers is so

attention in their inspection of tramways - before

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ways, would appear to be clearly Enough.

indicated in paragraph 7 of the Report

of the Select Committee Your Lordship's

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that in

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manent way of Existing tramways upore which harse power alone is used is in a

very unsatisfactory condition, and that

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much inconvenience to ordinary traffic the result. This Evil would be increased if mechanical power were to be smployed, and " the Committee think that it is important that measures should be adopted to secure that " the permanent should; in the first instance

way

be of a sufficiently solid character, and should be afterwards maintained in a sa= tisfactory

manner. With this view they re..

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commend that the Board of Trade should" " instruct their Inspectors to pay particular.

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opened for use, to the solidity of the per= manent way,

And that the Board of Trade should also in the case of Existing tramways satisfy them selves before sanctioning the use of mechanical power, that the permanent way is constructed in

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sufficiently solid manner to bear the increased wear and tear. These measures ht to secure the

ought.

original construction. of a proper tramway, and in order to give greater security than at present

Exists for it's after-maintenance in

in good condition

The Commillee think that it would be advisable

to Embody in all Provisional Orders relating to

tramways Section & of the Stake

the Stoke-upon-Trent Or= dars, which imposes a penalty not Exceeding,

a day upon a tramway company which fails to keep its rails and its own,

- part of the road in good condition and repair in accordance with the re: quirements of Section 28 of the Tramways Act, 1870.

It is

upon

The

5 pregoing advice, especially

if mechanical traction is to be used at

Hong trong that I venture to

Commendation

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an iron permanent way. of an

9 . If the promoters intend to use mules

or horses it will be necessary to adopt the

rule in European towns and to pave the Entre