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certain contingencies anse which might make it
undesirable, in the opinion ofParliament, for the
Government to dishurse so mnch monoy? — Yes.
3456. The sum total might be so large
that the new House of Commons might say;
„We will not go to this expense“? — Yes.
3457. So that the power of withdrawing
from the arrangement is not all on one side?
- No.
3458. Mr. Goschen. Are you sure that
the companies understand it in that way? —
My impression is, th’di the companies all under
stand that the agreemenis are made subject to the
approval of Parliament; ivhat I think they said
yesterday was, they quite acJcnowledgéd the power
of Parliament to cancel the whole agreement, but
not to substitute for it another agreement.
3459. If it should be considered that it
was not desirable to spend 6,000,000 l. .upon it
next year, no charge would be brought against
the Government for håving kept them in suspense?
— 1 do not understand that they would hold~that
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there had been any breach of faith, if Parliament
decided to sweep away all the agreements.
3460. Mr. Turner. I suppose the com
panies in making those agreements rely upon the
assistance of Government in promoting that Mo
ney Bill in the next Session? — Yes.
3461. Therefore, there would be no breach
of faith on the part of Parliament, but there
would be a breach of faith if the Government
were not to use their endeavours to carry the
Bill? — I think so.
3462. Mr. Norwood. It is impossible for
Parliament, then, to bind their successors? —
Unquestionably.
3463, Morally there is a claim on the part
of the Goverpment of the day to carry out this
arrangement; but still, circumstances might arise
that might prevent Parliament doing it? — Yes.
3464. Therefore, the bargain with regardto
the vetoing ofthe agreement is not only on one side ?
— I think we have the advantage of the companies.
visse Tilfælde, som kunde gjøre det mindre øn
skeligt for Regjeringen efter Parliamentets Me
ning at udbetale saa mange Penge? — Ja.
3456. Totalsummen kunde blive saa stor,
at det nye Underhus kunde sige; „Vi ville ikke
indlade os paa denne Udgift?“ — Ja.
3457. Saa at Magten til at trække sig til
bage fra Arrangementet er ikke helt og holdent
paa den ene Side? — Nei.
3458. Hr. Goschen. Er De sikker paa,
at Kompagnierne forstaa det paa den Maade? —
Mit Indtrylc er, at alle Kompagnierne forstaa, at
Overenskomsterne ere afhcengige af Parliamentets
Bifald-, hvad jeg tror de sagde igaar bestod deri,
at de fuldkommen erkjende Parliamentets Myn
dighed til at ophæve den hele Overenskomst, men
ikke til at sætte en anden Overenskomst istedet derfor.
3459. Dersom man efter Overveielse skulde
tinde, at det ikke var ønskeligt at udgive 6,000,000
Lstr. dertil næste Aar, vilde der da ingen Be
skyldning gjøres mod Regjeringen for at have
holdt dem i Uvished? — Jeg skjønner ikke, at
de vilde forstaa det sauledes, at der havde været
noget Brud paa givet Ord, dersom Parliamentet
bestemte sig til at kassere alle Overenskomsterne,
3460. Hr. Turner. Jeg antager, at Kom
pagnierne ved Afslutningen af disse Overenskom
ster stole paa Regjeringens Bistand til at sætte
denne Pengebill igjennem i næste Session? - Ja
3461- Derfor vilde der ikke være noget
Brud paa givet Ord fra Parliamentets Side; men
det vilde være et Brud paa givet Ord, dersom
Regjeringen ikke rnvendte sine Bestræbelser for
at drive Billen igjennem? — Jeg tror det.
3462. Hr Norwood. Det er altsaa urau
ligt for Parliamentet at binde sine Efterfølgere?
— Upaatvivleligt.
3463. Moralsk er dor en Fordring til den
Regjering, som staar ved Roret, at den skal
gjennemføre dette Arrangement; men der kunde
dog indtræffe Omstændigheder, som kunde for
hindre Parliamentet fra at gjøre det? - Ja.
3464. Derfor er Overeuskomsten om Hande
len med Hensyn til Vetoet ikke alene paa den ene
Side?—Jeg tror, vifave Fordelenfor Kompagnierne,
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