By Clause 15 of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act of 1873, it was provided that:-- “The Commissioners shall have power to hear and determine any question or dispute which may arise with respect to the terminal charges of any Railway Company, where such charges have not been fixed by any Act of Parliament, and to decide what is a reasonable sum to be paid to any Company for loading and unloading, covering, collection, delivery and other services of a like nature; any decision of the Commissioners under this section shall be binding on all Courts and in all legal proceedings whatsoever.” * * * * * RAILWAY RATES: ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. BY J. GRIERSON, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION.--The principle upon which Rates should be based--Cost of Service--Equal Mileage Rates--Differential Rates--Grouping, here and on the Continent--Differential Rates on the Continent--The Interest of Consumers in Rates--The real Basis of Rates--New Classification--Terminal Charges--The Construction of Railways in England and on the Continent--Working of English and Continental Railways--Comparative facilities afforded by them--High Rates and their effect on Trade--Proposals for fixing Rates by Railway Commission--Conciliation Courts--Railway Amalgamation--Railways and Canals--Conclusion--Appendices--Comparison between English and Foreign Rates--Comparison of Railway receipts from Merchandise and Mineral traffic--Tariffs and Conditions for the conveyance of Merchandise traffic in Holland, Belgium, Germany and France--Toll and maximum rate clauses in Railway Acts. LONDON: EDWARD STANFORD, 55, CHARING CROSS, S.W. 1886. PRICE 5s. * * * * * OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.