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(i) The Company shall provide an ample service of trains for workmen, to run each
way between their central and intermediate stations to the outer suburbs of the towns
where such stations are situate every morning in the week, Sundays excepted, and
agrees as under: —
These trains shall be run at such times as are necessary to meet the requirements
of the working classes, and cheap workmen's tickets shall be issued at all
central and intermediate stations for all trains leaving such stations up to 8 o'clock
a.m. All persons travelling by these trains shall be allowed to return by any train
carrying third-class passengers after 12 noon, but should the holders of the cheap
tickets be prevented by stress of weather from commencing or continuing their work
the tickets shall be available for return by an earlier train.
Daily return tickets shall be issued at fares not exceeding the following rate : —
For any distance not exceeding 12 miles the return fare shall not exceed 2d.,
over 12 and not exceeding 16 miles the return fare shall not exceed 3d., over 16
and not exceeding 20 miles the return fare shall not exceed 4d.
On 21st February 1899, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported with reference
to the South-Eastern Railway Company's Bill in Parliament that the Company were
practically unwilling to agree to the insertion therein of any of the clauses proposed for the
protection of the Yestry.
Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee, that the Yestry petition against
the Bill, and that Messrs. Roberts and Chubb, Parliamentary agents, be instructed accordingly.
The Clerk reported that he had since received a letter from the Secretary of the Company
upon the subject of the proposed 40 ft. bridge over White Pest Lane.
Resolved—That the letter be referred to the General Purposes and Works Committee for
consideration and report.
On 7th March, 1899, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported, with reference
to the South-Eastern Railway Company's Bill in Parliament, receipt of a letter from
the Solicitor to the Bill, forwarding copy letter from the Company's Engineer relative to