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shall be entitled to charge (in addition to what is due to him for 

 distance) an extra payment as follows : 



(i.) For each period of fifteen minutes completed, whether in 

 one stoppage or in several stoppages — ^ ^/ 



For a four-wheeled cab hired within the four-mile circle... o 6 

 For a two-wheeled cab hired within, or for any cab hired 



without, the four-mile circle ... ... ... ... o 8 



The driver shall not be entitled to any extra payment for waiting 

 any less period than fifteen minutes (whether such less period be 

 completed in one stoppage or in several stoppages) which is over 

 and above any number of completed periods of fifteen minutes. 



The driver shall not be entitled to receive any extra payment for 

 wailing, if such waiting has not amounted in the whole to fifteen 

 minutes. 



26. A driver, if hired by distance, shall not be compelled to 

 drive more than six miles ; and, if hired by time, shall not be com- 

 pelled to drive more than one hour. 



27. A driver of a cab who, for any hiring, shall charge, or take 

 more than the fare, shall be deemed to have committed a breach of 

 this order. 



28. The driver shall deliver to the hirer, on entering the cab, a 

 ticket in the form specified. 



If the driver neglect or refuse to deliver such ticket in manner 

 aforesaid, he shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this 

 order. 



29. It shall not be lawful for any cab to ply for hire elsewhere 

 than at some cab-stand or place appointed for that purpose. 



Regulations as to Property accidentally left in Hackney and Stage- 

 Carriages, 



34. If any property found in a hackney or stage-carriage, and 

 brought to any police-station by the driver, or by the driver or con- 

 ductor thereof respectively, under the Statute 16 and 17 Vict., cap. 2,li 

 sec. II, be not, within three months, claimed and proved to the 

 satisfaction of the Commissioner to belong to the claimants, the 

 Commissioner shall forthwith sell such property, and out of the 

 proceeds shall award to such driver or conductor as follows : 



For property consisting of, or comprising \ A sum equal to 3X. 

 gold or silver money, bank note, jewellery, Vin the ;£\ on the 

 or watch, and being of less value than ;^io. j value of the property. 



For property of any other kind, 1 A sum equal to 2s. 6d. in the 

 and being of less value than ;£io. j ;£i on the value of the property. 



For property of the value of |^ Such a sum as the said Coni- 

 ^10 or upwards. J missioner shall deem reasonable. 



Provided that the Commissioner may, if he think fit, at the 



