MR. GEORGE RUSSELL (for Mr. BUXTON)asked the President of the 1677 Board of Trade, Whether it would not be possible to impose on all Railway Companies regulations such as are already in force on the Metropolitan Railway, as to printing clearly on all Railway tickets the price of the passenger's fare?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAIN,in reply, said, he had no doubt it would be conducive to the convenience of passengers if the fares were, in all cases, printed on the tickets; but he had no power to compel the adoption of such a proceeding by the Railway Companies. The subject had been brought before the Railway Rates and Fares Committee, and various suggestions had been made; but the Committee themselves had not made any recommendations on the subject. All he could say was, that whenever there was legislation with regard to the railways, that was one of the matters which would receive careful consideration; and, whenever it could be done without undue interference with the railways, he should be very glad to see it carried out.