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Omnibuses and Cabs

Mr. Asquith made his award, which was as follows :—

June 4 to July 15, 6 weeks at 16s. per day.
July 16 " "  22, 1  "       " 15s.  "  "
"   23 " "   29, 1  "       " 14s.  "  "
"   30 " August   5, 1  "       " 13s.  "  "
August  6 " "   12, 1  "       " 12s.  "  "
"    13 " "   19, 1  "       " 11s.  "  "
"    20 " October 21, 9  "       " 10s.  "  "
October 22 " "   28, 1  "       " 11s.  "  "
"    29 " January 14, 11  "      " 12s.  "  "
January 15 " April 1, 11  "      " 11s.  "  "
April  2 " "   15, 2  "       " 12s.  "  "
"    16 " May 6, 3  "       " 13s.  "  "
May  7 " "   20, 2  "       " 14s.  "  "
"    21 " June  3, 2  "       " 15s.  "  "

"The above scale is to regulate the net cash price to be paid per day by driver to owner for first-class street hansom cabs from this date. It is to be subject to revision as from the first Monday in April, 1895, if within fourteen days prior to that date notice demanding revision is given to me by, or on behalf of, either of the parties to the agreement of this day."

The award was dated June 11, 1894, and two days later the cabmen went back to work. On the 27th of the same month Mr. Asquith fixed the following scale for four-wheeled cabs :—

(1) The net cash price to be paid by driver to owner for best street iron-tyred four-wheeled cabs, with two horses per day, to be according to the subjoined seal :—