HC Deb 26 July 1900 vol 86 cc1321-2
MR. STEPHENS

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he has information, or could procure information, to make a Return showing the comparative cost for the conveyance of first, second, and third class passengers upon the London and suburban railways.

MR. RITCHIE

No, Sir; I am afraid not. The maximum powers of charge are of course laid down by the Acts of the several companies; but the actual comparative cost of conveyance would be impossible to obtain with accuracy.