HC Deb 10 July 1930 vol 241 cc757-8
Mr. HERBERT MORRISON

I beg to move, in page 46, line 19, after the word "charter", to insert the words: (being property, rights, or obligations connected with the bridge or road). The object of this Amendment is to make it clear that the local authority will not be empowered to acquire rights given by charter and so on which have nothing to do with a toll road or bridge.

Major HARVEY

I should be glad if it could be made perfectly clear that, where the owner, or the company owning a toll bridge, has a ferry also, that ferry will not necessarily be part of the property transferred to the local authority under this Measure.

Mr. HERBERT MORRISON

The purpose is to take the toll bridge, but not to take the remaining property. There is already an Act of some sort—I do not say that it is very satisfactory—for dealing with the transfer of ferries from private undertakings to local authorities, but this Clause does not alter the position of ferries, but will relate solely to toll bridges and toll roads.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 47, line 22, leave out the word "road," and insert instead thereof the word "highway."

In line 39, leave out the word "owner," and insert instead thereof the word "transfer."

In line 39, leave out the words "shall transfer it."

In line 40, leave out from the word "obligations," to the second word "to," in line 41, and insert instead thereof the words "to be transferred, shall be made."—[Mr. Herbert Morrison.]