LIGHT RAILWAYS-continued.

completion of. See COMPLETION.

compulsory purchase of. See PURCHASE OF TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT RAIL-

WAYS.

conductors. See CONDUCTORS OF CARRIAGES.

contractors for. See CONTRACTORS.

costs in connection with. See COSTS.

county councils and. See CoUNTY COUNCILS; LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Crown and. See CROWN.

dangerous goods on. See DANGEROUS GOODS.

definition of, 1, 5, 7.

deviations of. See DEVIATIONS.

discontinuance of. See DISCONTINUANCE.

drivers. See DRIVERS OF CARRIAGES.

electricity, use of, on. See ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS.
engines on. See ENGINES.

existing line or powers, how far a bar to authorisation of a light railway,

452.

existing railway may by Order be worked as a light railway, 504, 505.
expenses in connection with. See COSTS; EXPENSES; FEES.

hydraulic inclined railway sanctioned by the Commissioners, 451.

improvement of land in England and Scotland includes the making of,

86, 87, 89, 505, 506.

Ireland, in. See IRELAND.

junctions of. See JUNCTIONS.

lands for. See COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF LAND; LANDS.

landowners and. See LANDOWNERS.

leases of. See LEASES.

level crossings. See LEVEL CROSSINGS.

licences for, under Regulation of Railways Act, 1868..89.

licences for carriages and drivers. See HACKNEY CARRIAGES.

LIGHT RAILWAYS-continued.

Orders for. See LIGHT RAILWAY ORDERS.

passenger traffic on. See PASSENGERS; PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

passing of carriages and passing places on. See PASSING OF CARRIAGES.
penalties in respect of. See PENALTIES.

Postmaster-General and. See POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

power to make, given by Orders, 553, 588.

promotion, methods of, 9.

promoters of. See LIGHT RAILWAY COMPANY; PROMOTERS.

purchase of. See PURCHASE OF TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT RAILWAYS.

rails, position, pattern, &c. of. See RAILS.

railways and. See RAILWAYS.

rates on. See TOLLS.

rating of. See RATING.

roads, light railways on, may be authorized by the Commissioners, 7, 451.
roads, on. See ROADS.

road authorities and. See ROAD AUTHORITIES.

running powers. See RUNNING POWERS.

Scotland, in, special provisions. See SCOTLAND.
service of cars on, 610.

statutory provisions relating to, miscellaneous, 87.

stopping of carriages and engines. See STOPPING OF TRAMWAY AND LIGHT

RAILWAY CARRIAGES AND ENGINES.

Sunday traffic. See SUNDAYS.

Telegraph Acts, applications of, to, 88, 517, 518.

telegraph and telephone companies and. See TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE
COMPANIES.

temporary light railways, 612.

time limited for construction, 479, 489, 556, 592.

tobacco and snuff, sale of, on, 87.

tolls on. See TOLLS.

traffic on. See TRAFFIC.

tramways and, 8, 451.

tramway, purely urban, will not be authorised by the Commissioners, 451.
working agreements. See WORKING AGREEMENTS.

works of. See ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS; WORKS.
working agreements as to. See WORKING AGREEMENTS.

workmen's tickets and trains on. See WORKMEN'S TICKETS AND TRAINS.

LIGHT RAILWAY BILLS. See STANDING ORDERS OF PARLIAMENT.

LIGHT RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS,

amending Orders, powers as to, 514, 515.

appeal of council from refusal to make Order, 464, 472.
applications for light railway Orders to be received by, 453.
applications, consideration of, by, 463.

matters to which the Commissioners give weight, 469, 470.
Board of Trade to be assisted by, in considering Orders, 472, 474.
competing schemes, grounds of Commissioners' preference for either, 470.

LIGHT RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS-continued.

competition, formerly would not hear objections on the ground of, 46.

duties of, 450, 466, 527.

electric energy, cannot confer power to supply, 456.

establishment of, 449, 451.

historical objects and scenery, duty as to, 512.

hydraulic inclined railway, have authorised a, 451.

jurisdiction, extent of, 7, 8, 450, 451, 452.

local inquiries may be held by, 463. And see LOCAL INQUIRIES.
objections to be made to and fully heard by, 464, 529.

officials appointed to assist, 450.

Order to be settled by, 464. See also LIGHT RAILWAY ORDERS.

powers, duration of, 5, 450, 453.

private road, cannot authorise light railway on, 452.

quorum of, 450.

report of, to be sent to Board of Trade with Order, 472, 473.

will not be shown to parties, 473.

salaries of, 450, 526.

tramway, may authorise a, 451.

LIGHT RAILWAY COMPANY. See also CAPITAL; PROMOTERS.

audit and returns of accounts of, 479, 489, 631.

definition of, 522.

directors, clauses as to, 552.

qualification of, 488, 552.

to represent authorities who have made advances, 456, 479, 553.
incorporation of, by Order, 454, 479, 488, 552.

even where promoters an existing company, 488.

insolvency of. See INSOLVENCY OF PROMOTERS.

local authority represented on managing body, where advance has been
made, 456, 479, 553.

meetings of directors and shareholders, 552.

powers of, limited to districts in which works authorised by the Order,
465.

quorum of directors and of shareholders, 552.

user of road only acquired by, 591.

winding-up of. See WINDING-UP.

LIGHT RAILWAY ORDERS,

advantages and disadvantages of procedure by application for, 11.

amending Orders. See AMENDING ORDERS.

ancillary provisions may be inserted in, 479, 493.

applications for. See APPLICATIONS.

See Board of Trade.
And see CLAUSES.

Board of Agriculture, consent of. See BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Board of Trade, powers of, in relation to.
clauses to be inserted in, 6, 464, 478, 480.
Commissioners, powers and duties of, as to.

MISSIONERS.

See LIGHT RAILWAY COM-

Order of, only provisional till confirmed, 464.

confirmation of. See BOARD OF TRADE.

equivalent to enactment by Parliament, 477, 478.

contents of, 478, 480.

costs of. See COSTS.

Crown and. See CROWN.

deferring of settlement by Commissioners, grounds for, 471.

LIGHT RAILWAY ORDERS-continued.

form of (Class A.), 548.

(Class B.), 586.

incorporation of Acts in. See INCORPORATION OF ACTS.

Lands Clauses Acts, incorporation of, in. See LANDS CLAUSES ACTS.
local inquiries for purpose of. See LOCAL INQUIRIES.

modification of, by Board of Trade, 474.

name of scheme, alteration of, in Order, 472.

Parliament, submission of Order to, by the Board of Trade, 474, 475.

grounds for, 474, 475.

private road, Order cannot be granted for light railway on, 452.
protective clauses in. See CLAUSES.

remitting of, to Commissioners by Board of Trade, 474, 477.

safety of public to be provided for in, 464.

to be ensured by Board of Trade, 474, 476.

tramway Orders and Acts, comparison of, with, 9.

variations from deposited plans, &c., permitted by Commissioners, 471.
consent of persons and bodies affected
essential, 471.

LOAD,

limits of, for light railways (Class A.), 5, 485, 567.

LOANS. See LOCAL AUTHORITIES; MORTGAGES; TREASURY.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

See also COUNTY COUNCILS; LONDON; ROADS;
ROAD AUTHORITIES; SCOTLAND; SEWERS AND SEWER AUTHORITIES.
A. In relation to Tramways.

abandonment Orders, notice to be given to, of applications for, 326.
accounts of, 122.

applications for tramway Orders by, 95, 115.

must be approved by resolution, 96, 271.
proof of such approval, 324.

audit of accounts of. See AUDIT.

balance of tramway funds of, application of, 122.

borrowing, when authorised by Bill, Standing Order relating to,

413.

bridges and culverts belonging to. See BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
by-laws made by. See BY-LAWS.

consent of, to applications for tramway Orders, 3, 95, 97.

proof of such consent, 325.

to Bills for tramways, 3, 97, 387.

to the making of junctions, sidings, cross-over roads, &c.,
430.

consent, future, agreement with promoter as to, 97.

consent of local authorities on two-thirds of route to Orders and

Bills, 98, 388.

when dispensed with, 3, 98.

definition of, in Tramways Act, 1870..92, 269.

deposits of documents with, under Tramways Act and Rules, 274,

329, 332.

under Standing Orders, 389.

differences of, with promoters. See ARBITRATION.

expenses of. See also EXPENSES.

how defrayed, 121, 123.

under what conditions sanctioned by the Board of Trade, 123.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES-continued.

(A.) In relation to Tramways-continued.

expenses of-continued.

payable out of surplus of borough fund in a particular case,

186.

purchase-money, how payable, 177, 189, 190.

extension of time Orders, notice to be given to, of application for,

326.

inspection of engines and carriages by Board of Trade, may apply
for, 353, 365, 370.

joint applications for Orders by, 115.

lands, appropriation, purchase and lease of, for tramway, 425.
leases by. See LEASES.

liability, protected from personal, 444.

under Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893..244.

licensing of carriages and drivers by. See HACKNEY CARRIAGES.
local rate may be extended by Board of Trade for payment of
expenses of, 121, 124, 177, 189, 190.

locus standi of, 403.

allegations must be clear, 31.

consent dispensed with, no estoppel, 34.

consent of predecessors, no estoppel, 33.
extension of time, against, 33.
interference, in respect of, 32.
lease, in respect of power to, 34.
limited to their own district, 31.
mechanical power, against, 32.
pipes, &c., in respect of, 32.

purchase, in respect of power to, 34, 186.

roads and bridges, in respect of, 32.

running powers, in respect of, 34.

statutory power to veto excludes locus, 34.

London County Council. See LONDON.

military tramways, applications for Provisional Order for user of,

293.

purchase of, by Provisional Order, 294.

mortgages of local rate and tramways by. See MORTGAGES.

notices to, of applications for extension of time or abandonment
Orders, 326.

public, may throw tramway open to, 118, 119.

Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893, application of, to, 244.

purchase by. See PURCHASE OF TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT RAILWAYS.
rates and charges, may apply for revision of, 441.

repayment of expenses of, periods of, 124.

representation by, that public is deprived of full use of tramway,

166.

sanitary purposes, use of tramway for, 440.

speed permitted by, must not be greater than that allowed by Board

of Trade regulations, 434.

traffic, power to regulate, not affected by tramway, 263.

working of tramways by, 118, 120.

authorised by Provisional Order, 442.

locus standi against Bills authorising, 37, 41, 42.

B. Powers under Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899..