Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Transport whether railway booking clerks are entitled to refuse to accept Treasury notes in payment of railway tickets in the absence of smaller change on the part of the intending passenger and the railway company, and can such passengers travel without a ticket and pay at destination instead of being compelled to miss their trains whilst seeking change outside the station?
§ Mr. BALDWINThere is no legal obligation to give change either for a note or a coin, though as a matter of convenience it is usual to do so, if possible. I understand that railway companies' bylaws require passengers to obtain tickets before entering trains.