§ 15. Mr. GILBERTasked the President of the Board of Trade what powers his Department has over the running of tramways in the county of London; if they include any powers over routes or fares; and if his Department has the same powers over tramways in all other parts of the country as in London?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANFor the general powers of the Board of Trade over the running of tramways, I would refer the hon. Member to the Tramways Act, 1870, which applies to Great Britain. Private Acts and Provisional Orders authorising particular tramways prescribe routes and maximum fares. The hon. Member is no doubt aware of the Statutory Undertakings (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1918, which gives the Board of Trade power under certain conditions to allow increases in tramway fares. That Act applies to the United Kingdom.