§ MR. COX (Clare, E.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that some Tram and River Steamer Companies in the metropolitan district are in the habit of charging double, and, in some instances, quadruple, the ordinary fares on Bank Holidays; and, if so, whether this excess charge is legal?
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Sir M. HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.This is a matter with which I have no power to deal; and, on the question of tact, no information has reached me. I cannot undertake to express any opinion on the legal point, but may 1360 observe that in the case of tramways the fares are fixed by the special Acts of Parliament.
§ MR. A. O'CONNORCannot these companies be compelled to fix up in legible characters outside a list of fares?
§ * SIR M. HICKS BEACHI cannot answer that question off-hand.