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(†) section 33, in the first line thereof;

(u) section 34, in the first line thereof;

(v) section 36, in the fourth line thereof.

4. Section 29 of the Railways Ordinance, 1909, is Repeal of repealed.

Powers of adminis- trator.

Ordinance No. 21 of 1909, s. 29.

5. Section 32 of the Railways Ordinance, 1909, is Repeal of repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:- Ordinance

No. 21 of 32.—(1) It shall be lawful for the adminis- 1909, s. 32, trator to do all things which may be necessary tion of new

and substitu- for the construction, maintenance and repair of section. the railway, and for the construction, mainten- ance, repair and renewal of the rolling stock, and efficient working of the railway, and particularly-

(a) to arrange the train service ;

(b) to settle the time tables and alter the same

from time to time as may be necessary;

(c) temporarily to suspend the service either

wholly or in part;

(d) to fix the speed at which the rolling stock

shall run;

(e) to fix, and alter as occasion may require, the fares to be paid by passengers travel- ling on the railway and to issue tickets for the same;

(f) to fix the different rates payable for the carriage of various goods over the railway and to elassify such goods and to alter such rates by either increasing or decreas- ing the as he may deem necessary from time to time;

(g) to issue ard make charges for platformi

tickets ;

(h) to reserve in any manner the whole or any part of the accommodation of any train, ferry, ship, boat, craft, or vehicle used in or for the service of the railway;

(i) to grant licences -

(i) to porters other than railway servants to handle cargo, goods, or passengers baggage or luggage; and

(ii) to any persons to use the railway premises, property and rolling stock, or any part thereof for exhibiting notices, bills, posters, advertisements and announcements whether pictorial or otherwise; and

(iii) to vendors of fruit, goods or wares on railway premises or in any train: and to make charges therefor and to attach conditions thereto;

() to fix and vary from time to time the rates for the carriage of any animals by the railway.

(2) Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council it shall be lawful for the administrator to make rales :-

(a) for the general purposes of administra-

tion ;

(b) for regulating the carriage of passengers and all matters connected therewith and the restrictions to be placed upon the carriage of persons who are lepers or who are suffering from any contagious or in- fectious disease;