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CONVEYANCE DIRECTORY.
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HACKNEY CARRIAGES IN EDINBURGH.
FARES BY DISTANCE.
1. The distance to wLicli any backney carriage
may be driven under tbese Bye-laws, shall be seven
miles from the Cross of Edinburgh.
2. When a party not exceeding two grown-np
persons, and without any luggage other than a car-
pet-bag or the like, enters a carriage at a stance, or
when driving along disengaged, thej'' shall be driven
half a mile for 6d. ; and if the}' 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 6d. for waiting.
N.B. — This rule shall not apply to fares from
railway stations.
3. Excepting the Sixpenny Fare, the fares by dis-
tance shall be shown in the annexed Table of Fares
The charges iu the table shall include going from
the stance or stable to the hirer's residence, and
waiting ten minutes. But if the carriage be de
tained, before starting, more than ten minutes, a
charge for 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 6d. for such
distance.
4. 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.
5. When the fare of any particular place not men-
tioned 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.
6. Half fare returning with the party, excepting
the half-mile drive.
7. When parties return (which they shall have
the option of doing), and the fare going is Is., the
can-iage shall wait ten minutes without any charge
for waiting; when Is. 6d., fifteen minutes; when is.
and upwards, twenty minutes. If the carriage be
detained longer, a charge shall be allowed for wait-
ing, at the rate of 6d. for every twenty minutes, or
part thereof, commencing at the periods when the
free waiting expires.
8. When a carriage is called but 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 7.
FAEES BY TIME.
It shall be in the option of the hirer to employ a
carriage within the municipal bounds by time, for
SHOPPING, MAKING CALLS, and the like, where the
driving is not continuous. The charge in such
cases shall be Is. for the first half-hour, and 6d. fori
every additional quarter of an hour. I
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 6d.
for every ten minutes, or 3s. per hour. A drive
round the Queen's Drive shall be considered an air-
ing. Unless the hirer 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 travelled.
WHETHER THE FAEES AEE BY DISTANCE
OE BY TIME.
1. The hirer pays tolls.
2. 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 addi-
tional charge for one child above six to twelve, or
children under six years.
3. From twelve at night till seven morning —
double fare.
4. The above fares ai-e for one-horse carriages,
and there shall be no additional charge when two
horses are used.
5. Owners or drivers may agree to drive at lower
fares than those fixed. 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
hall 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 iu all
cases when required.
FARES MAY BE WITHHELD.
Any party shall be entitled to withhold payment
of the fare —
1. When the name and number are not painted
outside, or when there is no plate inside, in
terms of Article Third of these bj'e-laws.
2. When the reference ticket is not given.
3. When the bye-laws, table of fares, and
driver's licence are not shown on demand.
4. When an overcharge is made.
6. When the di-iver fails or refuses to complete
an engagement.
EEDEESS.
Parties aggrieved will obtain redress on applica-
tion to the Procurator-Fiscal at the City Chambers,
within eight days after the date of the offence, ex-
cept in cases when parties are prevented maldng
such application by their absence from town.
Note. — Attention is specially directed to the 237th
Section of the Police Act, which imposes a
penalty not exceeding 10s. on any person
who refuses to pay the regular fare on
demand.