Note 97 — SECTION XV. PROPOSALS FOR FIXING RATES BY RAILWAY COMMISSION— CONCILIATION COURTS.

In a case of the kind referred to, which was brought before the Board of Trade when the Bill was before Parliament, as a skilled officer of the company was occupied 150 hours, in preparing the information alone to reply to the Board of Trade, irrespective of the time occupied by others in analysing the information, and in corresponding with the Board of Trade on the subject, all of which had no practical result.