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Several of these bodies expressed their agreement with
the memorial. The Bill of the Government is still
before Parliament.
workmen's A Conference was convened by the Fulham
Trams- Vestry to consider this subject, at which the
Board were represented by Messrs. Collins and
Simpson. The Conference was held on the 21st
October, when the following resolutions were passed,
viz. •—
1.—"That in the opinion of this Conference the present service
of Workmen's Trains into and out of London is entirely inadequate,
and that the Railway Companies should be at once urged to make
such alteration as would meet the real necessities of the working
population of London."
2.—" That in order to meet the wants of a very large number of
workmen and workwomen trains should be run later and tickets issued
up to 8 a.m. at all stations."
3.—"That the Great Western Railway Company be speciallyurged
to run workmen's trains from Westbourne Hark to the Mansion
House."
4.—"That workmen ticket holders be allowed to return earlier in
the day."
5.—"That the London and North Western Railway Company be
requested to run workmen's trains to and from Addison Road and
Broad Street."
6.—"That the Railway Companies be asked to give facilities for
packets of tickets to be purchased at any time after 4 p.m. from Monday
to Friday, and 12 a.m. on Saturdays."
7.—"That the recommendation as to the fares contained in the
Cheap Trains Bill, 1898, viz.:—
Not exceeding 12 miles return fare 2d.
" 16 " " 3d.
" 20 ,, „ 4d.
be cordially supported by the Conference."
Rating of A Conference on the Rating of Ground
Ground Values. Values, convened by the Land Law Reform
Association, was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel,
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