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possibility tbat at a future time tlie Submarine
cables might be worked by tbe Post-office itself.
He confidently recommended this Bill to tbe
House not ouly as one wbich would confer great
advantages on tbe commercial interests and con
duce to the comfort of private families, but as
one whicb would bear a searcbing examination in
a financial point of view. (Cheers.) Tbe right
bon. gentleman concluded by moving tbat tbe
Speaker leave tbe cbair in order tbat tbe House
migbt go into Committee on tbe Bill.
Mr. Goschen said be tbougbt tbe right bon.
gentleman tbe Cbancellor of tbe Excbequer would
admit tbat tbe Select Committee on the Bill bad
curtailed tbeir inquiry as mucb as possible con
sidering tbe magnitude of tbe interests involved.
He bad seen a criticism to tbat effect, but tbe
inquiry lasted only nine days, wbile tbe proposed
outlay was six millions sterling. Besides, tbe in
quiry bad been carried on under great disadvan
tages. An opposition, organized by private inter
ests, bad been cbanged into an organization of
warm supporters of tbe Bill pending tbe inquiry.
Before tbe committee tbere appeared counsel re
presenting tbe promoters aud counsel representing
tbe original opposition to tbe Bill; but in conse
quence of tbe cbange in tbe views of tbe opposi
tion tbere was no counsel present to cross-examine
tbe wituesses. Consequently in tbe interests of
the public, and in order tbat all tbe facts migbt
be brougbt to light members of tbe committee
bad to discbarge tbe duty of cross-examining tbe
witnesses.
The maximum revenue, after making tbat
deduction, would pay 3) per cent. on 44 millions,
wbereas tbe maximum estimate required a sum of
six millions, a sum wbicb be was afraid tbe pu
blic would be pledged to advance wben tbis Bill
bad passed into law. Was it right tbat Parlia
ment sbould agree to pay an enormous sum witb
out inquiring wbat tbey were to get for it?
And wbat was Parbament to get for tbe six mil
lions tbey were to pay? It was putting too bigb
Muligbeden af, at Unclersøkablerne i Fremtiden
kunde blive drevne af Postvæsenet seiv.
Han anbefalede trygt Huset denne Bill ikke
blot som en, der vikle medføre store Fordele for
de kommercielle Interesser og bidrage til private
Familiers Komfort, men som en, der vilde taale
en skarp Undersøgelse fra et financielt Synspimkt.
(Bravo.) Den køistærede Taler sluttede med at
foreslaa, at Formanden skulde forlade sin Plads
forat Huset kunde gaa i Komité.
Hr. Goschen sagde, at ban troede at den
bøistærede Taler, Finantsmiuisteren vikle ind
rømme, at den specielle Komité i Anledning af
Billen bavde gjort sin Undersøgelse saa kort som
mulig, naar man tog i Betragtning Storbeden af
de Interesser, den angik. Han bavde seet en
Kritik i denne Retning, men Undersøgelsen va
rede blot ni Dage, medens den foreslaaede Ud
tæiling var 6 Millioner £. Desuden var Under
søgelsen bleven foretaget under meget ugunstige
Omstændigbeder, En Opposition, organiseret af
private Interesser, var bleven forvandlet til enOr
ganisation af varme Understøttere af Billen, som
skulde undersøges. Der fremstillede sig for Ko
mitéen Advokater, der repræsenterede Forslags
stillerne og Advokater, der repræsenterede den
oprindebge Opposition mod Billen; men som Følge
af Forandringen i Oppositionens Synsmaader, var
der ingen Advokat tilstede til at krydsexaminere
Vidnerne. Som Følge beraf maatte i Publikums
Interesse og for at alle Fakta kunde bringes for
Dagen, Medlemmer af Komitéen fyldestgjøre den
Pligt at krydsexaminere Vidnerne.
Maximumsindtægten vilde, efterat dette Fra
drag var gjort, dække 34 pCt. paa 44 Million,
bvorimod Maximumsoverslaget krævede en Sum af
6 Millioner, et Beløb, som ban var bauge for det
Offentlige vilde blive forpligtet til at overskride,
naar Billen var bleven Lov. Var det rigtigt, at
Parliamentet skulde indvilge iat betale en uhyre
Sum, uden at undersøge bvad man skulde faa for
den? Og bvad vilde Parliamentet erholde for de
sex Millioner, som det skulde betale? Det var at
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