§ The Company may enter into and carry into effect agreements with reference to the conveyance of passengers and merchandise from to and between all or any of the ports or places which are mentioned and referred to in the last preceding section of this Act with any steamship company or other company or persons having and using steam or other vessels. Provided that except in the case of any temporary hiring or chartering all such vessels shall be registered at a British port. Provided also that Sub-section (5) of Section 33 of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888, shall (without prejudice to any other enactment applicable to such traffic) apply in the case of all through rates charged in respect of traffic conveyed in such vessels in pursuance of any such agreement.]
§ Mr. GOULDINGOn behalf of the promoters, I desire to say that they will concur in the view of the hon. Members opposite, and will not proceed with Clause 5. I hope, therefore, the House will give the Bill a Second Reading, and allow it to go upstairs to be considered by a Committee.