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"That all railway companies should be called upon by the
"Board of Trade to comply with the Cheap Trains Act, 1883, by
"running a sufficient service of workmen's trains up to eight o'clock
"in the morning."
"That this Conference, having in view the great hardships
"to which a large number of persons of limited means are now
"subjected through being obliged to find housing accommodation
"at a distance from their employment and through inability, owing
"to their hours of work, to use workmen's trains, proposes that all
"railway companies should be requested to issue third-class season
"tickets with a reduction similar to that granted on first and second"class
season tickets."
44.—The Conference also decided to ask the Government to bring
in a Bill next session to secure an uniform system of cheap railway
fares over areas surrounding large centres of population, and to
send a deputation to the President of the Board of Trade in order
to lay before him the resolutions passed at the Conference.
45.—The Cheap Trains Bill provided for a fuller service of cheap
trains, and fixed a maximum return for passengers by workmen's
trains arriving at the various stations up to 8 a.m., and, being in
accord with the views of the Conference, the Council petitioned in
favour of it. The Bill has since been dropped.
Vaccination
Act, 1898
Amendment.
46.—This Bill proposed to repeal section 2 of the Vaccination
Act, 1898, which exempts from penalties any parent
who satisfies the justices that he conscientiously
believes that Vaccination would be prejudicial to the
health of the child. The Bill was rejected in the House of Lords.
Housing of
the Working
Classes,
repayment of
loans.
47.—This Bill would extend the period for the redemption
of stock or the repayment of loans for the purchase
of land and erection thereon of dwellings or lodging
houses for the working classes to 100 years. The
Council petitioned in favour of the Bill, which is
now awaiting second reading.
Honorary
Freedom of
Boroughs
Extension.
48.—The Council also petitioned in favour if this Bill, which
proposed to extend to Metropolitan Boroughs the
provisions of the Honorary Freedom of Boroughs
Act, 1885. The Bill has been dropped,