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4th clause. The right hon. gentleman would see
there was every disposition to support the policy
of the measure, as far as possihle, and his own
wish was that, under the auspices of the right
hon. gentleman, the measure might he successfully
carried through.
The House then weut into Committee upou
the Bill.
Clauses 1, 2, and 3, inclusive, were agreed to.
On Clause 4.
Mr. Childers*) moved to amend the clause
by inserting the words, „that the price to he
given for each undertaking shall be decided by
arbitration in the manner hereinafter to be pro
vided,“ in lieu of the words beginning in line 40
to the end of the clause. This alteration would
bring the Bill back to the form in wliich it stood
before it went into Committee. He had been
referred to before the Committee as håving carried
through a similar Bill in another country and,
therefore, no one would suspect him of being
opposed to the principle of the Bill. He did not
think that either the right hon. gentleman or
Mr. Scudamore had in any degree exaggerated
the prospects of the increase likely to arise in
the use of the telegraph. On the contrary, while
they had placed the number of messages likely
to be sent out at six millions, with an anual in
crease of 10 per cent., he estimated the number
at 12 millions per annum, the proportion of mes
sages sent to the population in the colonies, where
this system was in force, being one message to
every inhabitauts. While giving the Bill his
best support, however, he objected to the unusual
proposal it contained, that the terms upon which
the purchase of private property was to be made
were to be settled between the Government and
those whose property was to be purchased. What
was the State of things before the Bill went into
Committee? The right hon. gentleman, as the
promoter of the Bill, was opposed by the tele
graph compauies, who alleged that the Bill was
one most injurious to the public interest. Each
side was represented by counsel, and so long as
there were two opposing parties concerned it was
*) Et. Hon. Hugh Culling Eardley Childers M. P. for
Pontefract, First Lord of Admiralty in the present
Oladstone Ministry.
Forholdsregel saa vidt som muligt, og hans eget
Ønske var det, at Forholdsreglen under den høist
ærede Herres Auspicier maatte lykkeligt drives
igjeunem.
Huset gik derpaa i Komité over Billen.
Klausul 1, 2 og 3 inklusive bleve vedtagne.
Over Klausul 4:
Hr. Childers *) foreslog at forandre Klausulen
ved at indskyde de Ord: ,,at den Pris, der skal
gives for hver Forretning skal afgjøres vedVold
gift paa den Maade, som herefter skal bestemmes,“
istedetfor de Ord, der begyude i Linie 40 til Enden
af Klausulen. Denne Forandring vilde bringe
Billen tilbage til den Form, denhavde, før den gik
til Komitéen. Han var bleven refereret til foran
Komitéen som den, der havde ført en lignende
Bill igjennem i et andet Land, **) og derfor vilde
Ingen mistænke ham for at være mod Billens
Princip. Han troede ikke, at hverken den høist
ærede Herre eller Hr. Scudamore havde i nogen
Grad overdrevet Udsigterne til den Forøgelse, der
sandsynligvis vilde opstaa i Brugen af Telegrafen.
Tvertimod, medens de havde ansat Antallet af
Telegrammer, der sandsynligvis vilde blive af
sendte, til sex Millioner, med en aarlig Tilvæxt
af 10 pCt., anslog han Antallet til 12 Millioner
aarligt, idet Forholdet af expederede Telegrammer
til Befolkningen i Kolonierne, hvor dette System
var i Yirksomhed, var et Telegram for hver
Indbyggere. Medens han gav Billen sit største
Bifald, gjorde han alligevel Indvendinger mod den
usædvanlige Bestemmelse, den indeholdt, nemlig
at de Vilkaar paa hvilke Kjøbet af privat
Eiendom skulde ske, skulde afgjøres mellem
Kegjeringen og dem, hvis Eiendom skulde kjø
bes. Hvorledes var Sagens Stilling før Billen
gik til Komité? Mod den høistærede Herre, der
fremmedeBillen,opponeredeTelegrafkompagnierne,
der paastode, at Billen var i høi Grad skadelig
for Publikums Interesse. Hver Side var repræ
senteret ved Advokater, og saa længe der var to
opponerende interesserede Parter, var det sand-
*) Hr. Hugh Culling Eardley Childers Parliamentsmedlem
for Pontefract, Porste Admiralitetslord i det nuværende
Gladstoucske Ministeriun.
**) Hr. Childers har gjennomfart Telegraf- og Postadraini-
strationens Amalgamation i VictoriaogNcw South Wales.
208 [ Bil. XX.
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