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CONVEYANCE DIEECTORY. 75
HACKNEY CAEKIAGES IN EDINBURGH.
P FARES BY DISTANCE.
1st, The distance to which any Hackney Cai-riage may be driven under these Bye Laws, shall be
seven miles from the Cross of Edinburgh.
2d, When a Party not exceeding two growu-up persons, and without any luggage other than a
carpet bag or the like, enters a carriage at a Stance, or when driving aLjug disengaged, they shall be
driven half a mile for 6d., and ii they return they shall pay the same fare ; the driver shall draw up
to either side of the pavement when called, and if detained more than five minutes before starting
he shall be entitled to sixpence for waiting.
N.B. — This rule shall not apply to Fares from Railway Stations.
3d, Excepting the Sixpenny Fare, the Fares by Distance shall be as shewn in the annexed Table of
Fares. The charges in the Table shall inclade going from the Stance or Stable to the Hirer's Resi-
dence, and waiting ten minutes. But if the Carriage be detained, before starting, more than ten
minutes, a charge of waiting at the rate of 6d. for each quarter of an hour, or part thereof, after the
expiry of the ten minutes, shall be allowed, and if the place where the Hirer is to be taken up be
beyond half a mile from the Stance or Stable whence the Carriage is taken, there shall be a charge
of Sixpence for such distance.
4th, When any place is not mentioned in the Table, the Fare shall be the same as that to any
place mentioned which may be in the immediate vicinity.
5th, When the fare of any particular place not mentioned cannot be ascertained by reference to a
place in the immediate vicinity, the Fare shall be Is. for a distance from the Stance not exceeding a
mile and a half, and Sixpence for every additional half-mile or part thereof.
6th, Half Fare returning with the party, excepting the half-mile drive.
7th, When parties retiu-n, (which they shall have the option of doing,) and the Fare going is la.,
the Carriage shall wait ten minutes without any charge for waiting; when Is. 6d., fifteen minutes;
when 2s., and upwards, twenty minutes. If the Carriage be detained longer, a charge shall be
allowed for waiting, at the rate of 6d. for every twenty minutes, or part thereof, commencing at the
periods when the free waiting expires.
8th, When a carriage is called bat not used, a charge of 6d. shall be allowed, if the place to which
it is called be under half a mile from the Stance or Stable, and Is. if beyond that. — Waiting as in
Section 7th.
FARES BY TIKE,
It shall be in the option of the Hu-er to employ a Carriage within the Municipal Bounds by time,
for bond fide Shoppixg, making Calls, and the Uke, where the driving is not continuous. The
charge in such cases shall be Is. for the first half-hoiu", and 6d. for every additional quarter of an
hour.
For an Airing into the Country within seven miles from the Cross of Edinburgh, and returning
either by the same or a different road, the rate shall be sixpence for every ten minutes, or -3s. per
hour. A drive round the Queen's Drive shall be considered an Airing. Unless the Hii-er wishes a
slower pace, the rate of driving when out an Airing shall be at least six miles an hour ; and in the
event of the driving being at a slower pace than six miles an hour, contrary to the wish of the Hirer
it shall be optional for the Hirer to pay the fare in the proportion of 3s. for every six miles so tra-
velled.
WHETHER THE FARES ARE BY DISTANCE OR BY TIME.
1st, The Hirer pays Tolls.
2d, If there be more than four grown-up persons driven, a charge of 6d. extra shall be made for each
additional grown-up person, or for each two children above Six years of age, and under Twelve. No
additional charge for one chUd above Six to Twelve or children imder Six years.
3d, From Twelve at Night till Seven Morning, double Fare.
4th, The above Fares are for One-Horse Carriages, and there shaR be no additional charge when
two horses are used.
5th, Owners or Drivers may agree to drive at lower Fares than those fi^ed. In that case, should
they demand more than the Fare agreed on, they shall be liable as for an overcharge,
LUGGAGE.
For Luggage, exceeding 100 lbs. in weight, there shall be a charge of 6d. extra. But there shall
be no charge for Luggage under that weight. The driver shall assist in loading and unloading in all
cases when required.