§ MR. SEYMOUR KEAY (Elgin and Nairn)I beg to ask the Secretary of Slate for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the fact that on several days during the week ending 8th July the scale of fares painted inside the omnibuses of the London General, the London Road Car, and other Companies were superseded by paper bills posted inside or outside the vehicles bearing the words "No penny fares." "All fares raised one penny," "Sixpence any distance," &c, whereby serious inconvenience and loss were suffered by many thousands of poor people; and whether such practices are in contravention of the law; and, if so, whether the Government will take steps to prevent their repetition on future occasions?
§ MR. ASQUITHI am informed that paper bills were posted on certain omnibuses in London in the Royal Wedding week bearing the words "No penny fares," "Sixpence any distance," &c. The Commissioner of Police directed a caution to be conveyed to the omnibus proprietors in question that such notices were illegal, and that the only fares recoverable were those painted inside according to the Act. A general notice will be issued to all omnibus proprietors calling their attention to the subject, and warning them that proceedings will be taken in every case brought to the notice of the Commissioner of Police in future.