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THE BRITISH RAILWAYS. QUESTION OF STATE PURCHASE THE ACT OF 1844

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT TO THE TIMES

The advocates of nationalization whe now turning their attention to railways. At a recent railwaymen's conference a speaker claimed that railways should be bought out by the Government on the 101s Stock Exchange values. There was a subtle irony in the applause that greeted this statement, as the railwaymen who cheered seemed quite unconscious they would be very heavy losers under that this scheme. The railwaymen's union, like many others. bave invested their funds very largely in railway stocks, and any depreciation of their value would react on their own financial position.

WESS

that the

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From these careless utterances the rail way shareholder can turn with reljef to the reply of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Stock Exchange as to the Levern ment's intentions in regard to the rail. be wrote, it is decided.

are in be

acquired by and then worked.5x the State, his Majesta

Government would not propose the acquisition except on terms which are fair to the This is reassuring, but it would have been

shareholders. better if the Chancellor could have made a more definite pronouncement

the

There is a pressing demand from rail way shareholders that before the Trans-

is Port Bill

placed on the Statute-book

4 clause should be inserted for the protec tion of railway shareholders, and plaimed that this can

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emphasizing the necessity for encouraging investments in new railways. In the Third Report the Committee said:--

It is manifestly of great national importance to give countenance and aid to the investment of capital in domestic improvements; and the very complaint of monopoly which is

is urged against railway companies is an indication and

measure of increased accommoda tion to the traffic of the country which shey have afforded, inasmuch as in bas not been so much by force of statutory enactments

granting to them privileges, as by superior

and

rapidity of

Pecin

that their command of the

security

of their districts has been acquired; and the Committee doubt whether the establishment of railways in this

2018 coun try does not afford' a

more remarkable instane than can be cited from analogous subject matter, or immense, any and certain, and almost uniform benefit to the public, combined with moderate standard of average remunera- tion to the projectors.

L

very

A passage in the Sixth Report is worth quoting: --

The Committee anticipate a very general assent to the propositions that railway enterprise should he encourag ed, that the country, after all that has been dine, stil: affords the extension of the railway system; that the good faith of

Perbament

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scupe

should ** and peers already he kept beyond all just suspicion that one of the elements of: encouragement to future undertakings is just and equitable dealing with those already established

by placing beyondt be accomplished tion of railways; how the public interest

the

of railways. The reholders Associa. mendation as to the terms of purchase.

not.

The Committee called attention to the improvement in trade since the introduc was bound in them: and their anti

пр utpation of large extensions in the future. The Third Report contained the recom tins. The terms, which are well known, which

was adopted with slight. modica.

prietor of the

railways by the State, the pro prietors should be paid

25 years receipts as a minimum, with a railways whose net receipts did not reach right or part of the owners of the purchased question as to what additional purchase per cent. to take to arbitration the purchase should put in the 25 years' prove inadequate. hav ing regard to the prospects of the rail ways. clear definition by the Government of the There can be no question that, this is a day of the terms of purchase. It in-

plication

of the Controversy -4

Act of 1544 to terms of any future State-purchase This vessel's offers excellent cabin-accommodation for saloon passengers is only realized by a small section of the pravice that, in the event of the purchase

which the Railway

of ibis Act. tions look upon as their Magna Charta, public, and the reason is To be appreciated, the Act must be read

23 not far to in conjunction with the six repurts of the Selecs Committee on Railways upon whose recommendations the Att was (1814). based. Very Fe

ropies or of the Hansard reports of the Parli

of these reports mentary debates are in existence, and the information they contain is nut generally The Act itself, with its legal phraseology, conveys only a faint idea of the intentions of its promoters, and there is no indication of the controversy which accompanied its passage through uth Houses of Parliament: which can only be compared with

controversy fight raging round the Transport Bill the of today That Socialists know the value of the Act to railway shareholders is shown by the repeated and bitter attacks which they have made upon its provisions. At every opportunity they have not besitated to repudiate it.

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THE 36 KONG NING (Captain Wilks), will leave the Teung Tai Hing West River Forta.

This vessel has excellent European accommodation for frat-clase passengers, and. was built expressly for the West River trade, being fitted with electric light and fans and is complete with every modern convenience.

An excellent table is provided.

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MANDAKAN...

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TIENTE IN

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*TUNGSHING* Tues., 23rd Sept D'light “HINSANG ...Tues., 23rd Sept, con “HANGSANG "

Wed 24th Sept, Dhigh. CHEONGSHING".. Fri, 26th Sept., D'light

3rd Oct., & D "LASANGEat 4th Oct 3 PM.

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CALCUTTA LINE:-This Line has now been re-organized and afforda regular

sailings to Calcutta via Bingapore and Penanga

Beturning from Calcutta steamers proceed vis Straits and Hongkong to Japan, Occasionally calling at Shanghai

out recourse to State aid. The effect was augurated a deliberate policy of setting INDO-CHINA S. NAV. CO., up a complete network of railways with electrient, and resulted in a boom in railways that developed into Railway stocks were considered to be

a maging

such a safe and remunerative investment that very high premiams on their nominal value were obtained for many years. These premiums amounted to many mil The total mileage of railways authorisious, all of which have been sunk in ed in the United Kingdom before the

railway undertakings—a passing of the Act of 1814 was 2,320 miles might usefully be considered by the advo point which There were no railways connecting En values. The London and North

of purchase at Stock land with Scotland, the railway asstern Railway Company received in the year ending at Newcastle. On the west side 1607 a premium ranging from Loss the present London and North-Western system terminated at Lancaster. Wales 1002 on every 100 of stock issued by had only 4 miles of

the dividend for the year being in em of England per cent. A purchase on the basis of Stock Exchange value at that date would unknown.

have been far more expensive to the State the Forth and the Clyde: Ireland than a parchase on the terms of the Act only boast of 65 miles.

anaf 1844. The capital authorized on these railways was total £34,000,000. To-day it stands at over £1,300,000,000. Though railway develop- ment had scarcely begun, its effect on the

ountry was remarkable.

other counties the railways brought In Yorkshire y of fish, fruit, and vegetables to

the East and tact way, and

railways were Scotland had a total of 247 miles,

од

to

The Selvet Committee on Transport reported last year that British railways were unsurpassed during the war, but it should not be forgotten that this result their development was obtained by the readiness of the British investor in lend his

money for Those who care, to rend the interesting Reports of the Select Committee of 1844, and the subsequent envinced that Parliament had a genuine Habatıs in Parliament, cannot fail to be Hair=" assure those who had money to invest that then, as now, the good faith the British Government was its great. taxeet. The House of Commons has

who could never obtain them be Third-class Accommodation railways was poor, and extremely for passengers travelling any distance Seats were provided, but there was no roof to the coaches, and occasionally passengers overbalanced and fell on the permanent way. They were exposed to all weathers and suffered many discom-devoted a great deal of time to the forts, but the mode of converance was so

Transport Bill so far us docks and roads superior to every other that any bard-

are concerned. It has been left to the ship was patiently endured. In the years

House of Lords to give equal considera immediately preceding 1844 there was con-

tion to the railway position. siderable hesitation on the part of the to invest their savings in railway ngs, but in 1844 Billa were pro- moted Parliament for no fewer thar. 500

miles of railways, an increase of one- third in the total mileage authorized to that date. It was this revival of railway enterprise that led Mr. Gladstone, then President of the Board of Trade, to de- vote his attention to the matter.

This Gladstone considered

the

WHY SIR A. STEEL-MAITLAND RESIGNED.

ACTIVE POLICY DISAPPROVED,

own

tter.

19

appreciated he saw in the can now the of the Board of Trade and I differed:

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and Fans and carry a folly qualified Surgeon.

MANGHAI LINE: Salings approximately every five days between Canton and

Shanghai,

sometime calling at Swatow. Steamers on Limited amount of passenger accommodation, and through tickets can be obtained

this line have- for Northern and Yanglaze Porta.

and Yangtze Porta via Shanghai. Through Billa of Lading are issead to all JANILA LINE-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vesels with good

sallings from both porte every Friday.

Passenger & Sailings approximately weekly or passengers sad sargo, calling

HAIPHONG LIN

LINE At Heihow hen inducement offers.

ORNEO LINE:-One saling per month between Hongkong, sau bauwakao` by a

steamer haring up-to-date socommodation for passengers.

Cargo taken on through Bille of Lading for Kadas, Jesselton. Labuan, Tawzojnut

Baba TENTSIN LINE:-A regular service is ran from March to October between Bong-

tong and Tinasin, calling at Welbalwel and Cheloo,

All

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NOTICE TO "CONSIGNEES.

THE

THE

"DILWARA"

Arrived Blangkong on Sept. 18th, 1919,

FROM BOMBAT, COLOM

STRAITS.

AND

Agents,

PENINSULAR

[1199

AND

ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION .CO.

STEAM FOR

STRAITS, CEYLON,

MEDITER-

BOMBAY, EGYPT,

RANEAN PORTS & LONDON.

Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, addressing SELECT GUMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS, 1844.

a meeting of his constituenta at Birming In introducing to the House of Com and said he had avoided making any ham recently, referred to his resignation, mons his motion for the appointment of statement till be could first speak to bis

Select Committee Gindstone said that the subject of

on Railways, Mr.

friends and constituents. rail- ways had on previous occasions been pro

You have wren in the papers," he submitted to Select Committees, but they Mr. Bonar Law.

proceeded,

the letter which I wrote to had left their labours unfinished.

There is no need to Standing Order of the House required to do so I should be going into details,

One

add much to that lette

and if Τ

were that 10 per cent, of the proposed esti with dates, as to the delay week by mated cost of a railway should be de-

in matters which I considered Mr. Cindatora do site considered, importance. I waited, to sead in my P. & O., B. N. Co's Bicamer

till the German acceptance of development of railways, as so much peace, so as not to add anything to the capital was locked up during the long anxiety of those days. But the final rea- period of construction without any reson which confirmed my decision to re- turn being made to the investor.

With of vision which

sign was the fact that the new President: sion of railways their influence on the

xreat exten- fundamentally in principle with regard development of trade.

to the administration of The Committee trade.

oar foreign were asked to consider railway legiala-

Consignos of Cargo by the above-named through Bill of Lading issued for tion

of the past, present, and future, and

REORGANIZATION SCHEME DELAYED. veselare kareby informed that their gyoda «F-

Batavia, American, Continental, also the question of providing better honestly held,

sad South African Porte Different opinions may be quite being landed and placed at train rise in the continued Sir Arthrongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe expressed a wish that competition between circumstances, he objected to initiation of working a Department under such

s will be sorted out Mark by Mars railways should be continued

can be obtained at the Goods the interest of the public. Eziet

being of policy on my part, that is, getting Existing rights were not to be

hove oa.! ip

Goode will be landed here unless Optional on this point. Bir Roterfered with, and

the second place, the instructions have been sivan to the contrary Peel said: organization scheme, which I had sub- The House ought to have

mitted for the

6 hours before arrival of the Steamer and development great regard those cases in which large bodies off the sular kindred services was date of arrival, will be subject to rent. men had invested intense capital in further held up

think that say Bot certain speculations on the goon faith of man in it to hold

No Fi Imiranos 'will be affected by London funder arrangemens) will be Parliament."

public office unless in any case whatever. The mo

motion having been

he alsa agreed to, the Committee was appointed clusion, lo

ready to

by this Steemer proceeding to give it up."

Damaged packager must be left in the With My Gladstone as Chairman, and a

At the same time," he added in condo for examination by the Colg¤664," abd - og Blesmer

And here tenshipped to the- hope you will not think that patient and searching inquiry was made troubles. I will gladly be of any assist THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented

I want

the Company's Surveyor, to create any unnecessary ad Dovozas, at 10 am on MONDAIN and M GODDARD into all the aspects of railway working.

ance to my successor that 1 can for the within ten days of the steamer's arrival bern REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE, 1844.

Bake of British The Select Committee presented six retion also is a trade, but the whole situa ports in which passages frequently occur

so serious and the difficulties

after which date they cannot be recognised in the country so great that unnecessary

No Claims will he admitted after the Goodu troubles should be avoided. Indeed, all

have left the Godowne. *Page 31, Appendix to. Report to Select the foresight is needed that the Govern Committee on Railwaye, 1844.

MACKINNON, MAČKENZIE & CO., Agenta, Hongkong, September 16th, 1819. [1365-

"DILWAKA",

Accommodation for third-class parsebut, in addition to the great difficulty ompany's Godowa si Kowloon, whers THE Homeward Mail Steamer

In

to

the debate that followed

Iment can show.”.

do

and

470

Carrying His Majesty's Mail, will be dospatched from this port about Octozze 7TH, 1919, taking Cargo for the above Ports... anger accommodation in the connecting verol, if

Goods not cleared within 8 days, izoladin from kommt Bocured before departure

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