. Railway Times . ng was said in the pleadingsabout that. It had been made matter of specific complaint thatthe Caledonian Company had refused to haul new wagonsfrom the builders yards to the pits. That was indefensible,and for any temporary damage done to the coal owners by thedelay the railway compan) offered compensation. After consultation with Sir James Woodhouse and the E. Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Mackenzie said the Commis-sioners were of opinion that there must be inquiry before thequestions raised were decided. They accordingly ordered aproof before answer, but his Lordship indicate
. Railway Times . ng was said in the pleadingsabout that. It had been made matter of specific complaint thatthe Caledonian Company had refused to haul new wagonsfrom the builders yards to the pits. That was indefensible,and for any temporary damage done to the coal owners by thedelay the railway compan) offered compensation. After consultation with Sir James Woodhouse and the E. Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Mackenzie said the Commis-sioners were of opinion that there must be inquiry before thequestions raised were decided. They accordingly ordered aproof before answer, but his Lordship indicated that they wouldnot hear a great deal of evidence on the historical part of thecase. The next silting of the Railway and Canal Commis-sioners in Edinburgh will be held on Tuesday, October 25. WEST COAST RAILWAYS AT THE JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION. The accompanying photograph shows the joint stand of theLondon and North Western and Caledonian Railways at theJapan-British Exhibition. Of the several railway exhibits at. London and North Western and Caledonian Railways Joint Stand at the Japan-British Exhibition. trucks which tin? railway company had provided for the con- no of traders and the public wen rendered useless. In 1 -? 1 > 1 \ to Lord Mackenzie, who asked for a definition of the- of parties in relation to the provision of facilities, said his position was thai thai tribunal could notdefine legal right. Reasonable facilities were always circumstances. It would be impracticable to define reason-able facilities in one general pronouncement. Nol one of theapplicants had stated a single instance ol refusal of facilities,and th - the applications asked for an order ol absolute righl they should be rel used. Mr. Murray, who appeared foi the coalmasters, con-tended that the point in dispute was the absolute right claimedby the railway companies to decline to haul traffic in traderswagons. Answering an objection by Mr. Clyde, , hipointed to a num
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