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Class A. (3.)—Travelling and Carriage of Goods.


Mr. Oliver Mason, in continuation.—p. 70.

19. You say you reside at Malvern at present?

I do.

20. When you have occasion to come to London, how many hours are you on the road?

I come up from Worcester by the evening coach in sixteen hours and a half.

21. What is the expense of travelling by that conveyance?

It costs me, including the usual fees, 43s.

22. If the proposed Railroad was established between Birmingham and London, would you make that your means of passage from Malvern to London?

Yes. I could go from Malvern to Birmingham in three hours for 10s., and then I should be five hours and a half by the Railroad, which would make nine hours, for which I should have to pay 1l. 2s.; that would be 32s, instead of 43s.

23. And a saving of seven hours in time?

Yes.

25. How many miles is Malvern from Birmingham?

Thirty-four.

Mr. H. Cheetham.—p. 96.

1. Are you a cotton manufacturer in the neighbourhood of Manchester?

I am.

2. Are you well acquainted with Manchester and the neighbouring towns?

I am.