Author: Edwin A. Pratt

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-17

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9781330142097

Excerpt from The State Railway Muddle in Australia An intimation given by Mr. Asquith to the trade union deputation which waited upon him on May 20, 1912, to urge the Government to take up at an early date the question of the nationalisation of railways, should invest with additional interest and importance the little work here presented as a "Question of the Day." The intimation in question was to the effect that, while he did not think the burden of proof placed on those who are in favour of the nationalisation of railways had been satisfied, the Government might institute an inquiry as to the experiences of countries where "the experiment of the State working of railways" had already been tried. Among the countries whose experiences are thus to be inquired into Australia should certainly be included. It is true there are great differences between Australia and the United Kingdom in regard to the needs for new lines of railway, those of Australia being still very great while those of the United Kingdom have practically all been met. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.