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liousi^ of Commons Bi^bntes 
 
 FOURTH SESSION-SIXTH PARLIAMENT. 
 
 SPEECH OF HON. EDWARD BLAKE, M.P., 
 
 <»N THE 
 
 (HJAND TIIUNK RAILWAY BILL. 
 
 FRIDAY, llTH APIilL, 1890. 
 
 Mr. nL.Xkl-,. I tiiink, ill so far us my rnemorv 
 stTv^fs mo. tlio e.xtnut which the ]i„n. «"ntlomai. 
 roa.l, correctly «t«tes th.i cflcct of the hiw. an.! 
 there i.s on tl..' - uatute-hook a provision, inserte.l 
 'liiriny a .somewhat animate! discu.SNi.m whioii 
 t;...ii place l,cre, wlii, 1, ^,oul,l prevent amalgama- 
 tion or working arrangements i.etweeii the lwo 
 Ki-eat corporations of wlii.h the hon. member for 
 N..rth.„„fK.rlan,i (Mr. .Mitchell) ha,, spoken. It i.s 
 imt tlierefore, with respect to.th.it ilithciltv that 
 ••'"Vtlung I have to say is i,roiig!it forwar^l. If 
 tliat onestion were >nise<l, I aj,Mee witli tile hon. 
 , mcrnher that it woul.l he a vital m.e.stion, a ones- 
 lion «hieh certainly conh! m.t l,e .lispo.seJ of 
 'in-ler any pn.per rea.ling of our rules, withont a 
 ','<>|.er notice an,l witiiont a reference l,ack to the : 
 "iiimittee. lintasuj:gestionwliiclithel,on, mem- 
 lier for Northumherlaml (.Mr. Mit<li<!l) has made 
 "MV, perhaps, solve the iinme.liafe .lifiienltv,' 
 an,l enable ns to .leal «ith tliisnuasiue inmn whkt 
 I conc.ivc to Ik. somi.l principles. I feci, jxrluips, a 
 special r..sp.msil.ility with re.spe.it to the ..resent 
 position .,f this liill, because it happens that, „,„.„ 
 I 'okmg over the earlier measure t., which the hon. 
 V nthMiian has alln.le.l, it appeare.i to m.., as then 
 lame.l. ob|,.cti.mable. It .seeme.l t.. m,' that the 
 Hrbamcnt ut ( ana.la ..ught t.: lay ,l.,wn ihis rule : 
 
 t lat It w.u.M not grant the power of a Ij^amation 
 
 oi working arrangements without having |.asse,l 
 once, at all events. up..n the i.rop.,siti..n that it 
 wa.s expe,!,ent that .sn<l, ,,owers .sli.mM be given. 
 All.!, theref.,rc, I sugge.ste.l to th...se wh.. were 
 '"iil;.iiigthe.,ther liill, that they sh.,,,1,! all... 
 'IH' l.ill an.l limit their powers to'cases in whioli 
 
 .itively. I sai.l, ,f Parliament has given to any 
 '"11 way comjiany eitlier a geiu^al authority to 
 make working arrang..nients with any other com- 
 pany, or a special authority t,. make wr.rkini; 
 , arrangemctits with a particular railw.iy company, 
 then there is no objection t.. Parliament sayinjr u 
 another company : Vo,, ,.an make «-..ikingarranL'e. 
 ments with any company so autliorise.l: because 
 larliament .n tliat ..Lse has alrea.ly sai.l there is no 
 olijijction to such an amalgamation beiiiL' eflectc! 
 , Anil It was up..n that suggestion as to the 
 ; expe.liency, on general principles, of retaiiiintr the 
 power to the Parliament of , v'na.li, to that "in 
 that the other liill «as altere.l, with. I b.' live the 
 imanimous .-.msent nf the Railway Committee.' ft 
 Heemstome the prm.iple is as go.,,! ami .s.,„„,[ 
 to. ay, an.l with respect to this liill, ;,.<, it was 
 with respect to the other liill, an.l. th.ivfore I 
 object. np..n the .saui.- gi.mn.ls on which [ obje,.te.l 
 
 t.. the,, her liillc.,,i,pr,.|ien,li,ig that wi.lcautlmrity 
 o this liill comprel,..i„ling as wi.le an authority as 
 the hon. gentleman pro,,„.ses. If there be.as the hon 
 member for Northumbei lan.l (.Mr. Mitchell) has 
 sai.l some speciHc ca.se. which it is want.^.l t.. meet 
 in a hurry this ,>;ession, for the anialgatioi, .,r the 
 making .,f working arrangements with .some nar- 
 tici.hir railway we can .still preserve the general 
 Pn.^^'.ple. which 1 .l.,e„, t., be of inip„,,a,rce, y 
 "llowing the general clause to be retaineil in its 
 ievise.1 f..rm, an.l by inserting a clause givinu 
 special authority to .l..al with th.. speciHe.tco m 
 uiy. as he hon. genllemai. has suggeste.l, a 1 
 thus wc shall have met '.lie case fully. 
 
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