To the South Shore Railway Company, towards ... $ 50,000 GO 35,000 00 50,000 00 15,000 00 33,750 00 16,425 00 15,000 00 Also towards the construction of a steel bridge and viaduct at the Maskinongé 15,000 00 as to certain 4. The subsidies granted to the Ontario and Rainy River Conditions Kailway Company, the Canadian Northern Railway Company companies. and the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway Company are granted upon the condition, and, if received and paid under the authority of this Act to the above mentioned companies. respectively, shall be received upon the condition, that the said companies shall not, nor shall any of them, at any time amalgamate with, or lease its line or lines to, any railway company other than those mentioned in this section, except as may be authorized by Parliament; nor shall any of the said railways be leased to or operated by any other company; nor shall any of the said companies make an agreement for a common fund or for pooling its receipts with any other railway company; and any such lease, amalgamation or agreement shall be absolutely void, excepting in so far as such agreement may extend to traffic or running arrangements which have been approved by the Governor in Council. as to 5. The subsidies hereinbefore mentioned as to be granted Conditions to companies named for that purpose shall, if granted by the all companie.. Governor in Council, be granted to such companies respectively; the other subsidies may be granted to such companies As to running powers. How subsidies as are approved by the Governor in Council as having established to his satisfaction their ability to construct and complete the said railways respectively; all the lines for the construction of which subsidies are granted, unless they are already commenced, shall be commenced within two years from the first day of August next, and completed within a reasonable time, not to exceed four years from the said first day of August, to be fixed by Order in Council, and shall also be constructed according to descriptions and specifications and upon conditions to be approved by the Governor in Council, on the report of the Minister of Railways and Canals, and specified in an agreement to be made in each case by the company with the Government, which agreement the Government is hereby empowered to make; the location also of every such line of railway shall be subject to the approval of the Governor in Council. 6. The granting of such subsidies, and the receipt thereof by the respective companies, shall be subject to the condition that the Governor in Council may at all times provide and secure to other companies such running powers, traffic arrangements and other rights as will afford to all railways connecting with those so subsidized reasonable and proper facilities in exercising such running powers, fair and reasonable traffic arrangements with connecting companies, and equal mileage rates between all such connecting railways; and the Governor in Council shall have absolute control at all times over the rates and tolls to be levied and imposed by any of the companies or upon any of the railways hereby subsidized. 7. The said subsidies respectively shall be payable out of shall be paid. the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, by instalments, on the completion of each section of the railway of not less than ten miles, proportionate to the value of the portion so completed in comparison with that of the whole work undertaken, to be established by the report of the said Minister, or upon the completion of the work subsidized-except as to subsidies. with respect to which it is hereinbefore otherwise provided. Public transportation. S. Every company receiving a subsidy under this Act, its successors or assigns, and any person or company controlling or operating the railway or portion of railway subsidized under this Act, shall each year furnish to the Government of Canada transportation for men, supplies, material and mails over the portion of its line in respect of which it has received such subsidy, and, whenever required, shall furnish mail cars, properly equipped, for such mail service; and such transportation and service shall be performed at such rates as are agreed upon between the Minister of the department of the Government for which such service is being performed and the company performing it, and in case of disagreement, then at such rates as are approved by the Governor in Council; and in or towards payment for sach charges the Government of Canada shall be credited by the company with a sum equal to three per cent per annum on the amount of subsidy received by the company under this Act. of accounts.. 9. As respects all railways for which subsidies are granted Production by this Act, the company at any time owning or operating any of the said railways shall, when required, produce and exhibit to the Minister of Railways and Canals, or any person appointed by him, all books, accounts and vouchers showing the cost of constructing the railway, the cost of operating it, and the earnings thereof. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 8. An Act respecting bounties on Steel and Iron made in Canada. [Assented to 11th August, 1899.] HER the ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the follows: June 30, 1907. 1. The bounties on steel ingots, puddled iron bars and pig Bounties coniron made in Canada, authorized by chapter 6 of the statutes tinued to of 1897, shall, on the termination of the period therein mentioned, notwithstanding anything in the said chapter, continue 1897, c. 6. to be applicable until the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and shall be payable, and be gradually Gradual reduced, as follows: reduction. (a) From the twenty-third day of April, one thousand nine First year. hundred and two, to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and three, both inclusive, the bounties shall be ninety per cent of the amount fixed by the said chapter; (6.) from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred Second year. and three, to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and four, both inclusive, the bounties shall be seventy five per cent of the amount fixed by the said chapter; (c) from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred Third year. and four, to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand niue hundred and five, both inclusive, the bounties shall be fifty-five per cent of the amount fixed by the said chapter; (d.) from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred Fourth year. and five, to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, both inclusive, the bounties shall be thirty five per cent of the amount fixed by the said chapter; (e.) from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred Fifth year. and six, to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seven, both inclusive, the bounties shall be twenty per cent of the amount fixed by the said chapter. |