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ther that the whole terms had gone to arbitration
than have offered the 20 years’ purchase, because
that would have thrown the responsibility on the
arbitrator and taken it off my shoulders; but håv
ing been put into this difjiculty, either to abandon
the Bill this Session or to offer some terms, 1
thought it desirable to offer those terms ivhich I
believe are fair to the Government as well as to
the companies.
3389. Am Ito understand that you believe
that if those terms are altered, the companies
now would oppose the Bill with effect, and pre
vent it passing into law? — I do not know what
view they ivoidd take of the matter. 1 think if the
terms ivere altered they would hold that they 10ere
not bound to the agreements.
3390. Are they bound to the agreement
now? — Yes.
3391. Have they not got it within their
power to reject the agreements if they do not
like them; have you not given them an option?
— Undoubtedly the shareholders have the right to
refuse to ratify them.
3392. So that you stand in this position,
that the Government is bound, subject to the
money Bill, but the companies, if they find that
it does not suit them, are free, because the
shareholders have not ratified the decision? —
I am not aware that they have.
3393. Mr. Norwood. Is it the fact or
not that the directors of those companies are
not in a position to seil without the consent of
those shareholders? — That is the fact.
3453. Is not it really the case that though
the shareholders in the companies whose pro
perty you seek to purchase must be consulted
before the sale is a final one, Parliament has
also a veto which cannot be disputed with re
ference to a Money Bill next year?— Undoubtedly.
3454. Mr. Goscheu. You think thatthere
can be no charge of bad faith made, if Parlia
ment does not vote the Money Bill next year?
— No, I think not
3455. Mr. Norwood. There might be
ogsaa, at jeg heller vikle, at samtlige Betingelser
skulde være blevne overgivne til Voldgift, end have
tilbudt 20 Aars Kjøb, fordi dette vilde have kastet
Ansvaret paa Voldgiftsmanden og taget det bort
fra mine Skuldre; men efterat være bleven sat i
denne Vanskelighed, enten at opgive Billen denne Ses
sion eller tilbyde nogen Vilkaar, troede jeg det ønske
ligt at tilbyde disse Vilkaar, som jeg tror ere billige
for Regjeringen ligesaavel som for Kompagnierne.
3389. Skal jeg forstaa det saa, at De tror,
at hvis disse Vilkaar bleve forandrede, vilde
Kompagnierne nu med Virkning gjøre Modstand
mod Billen, og forhindre at den bliver Lov? —
Jeg ved ikke, hvorledes de vilde betragte Sagen.
Jeg tror, at dersom Vilkaarene bleve forandrede,
vilde de fastholde, at de ikke vare bundne til Over
enskomsterne.
3390. Ere de bundne til Overenskorasten
nu ? —. Ja.
3391. Have de det ikke i sin Magt at for
kaste Overenskomsterne, dersom de ikke synes
om dem; har De ikke givet dem frit Yalg? —
Utvivlsomt have Aktieeierne Ret til at vægre sig ved
at ratificere dem.
3392. Saa De staar i den Stilling, at Re
gjeringen er bunden under Forbehold af Penge
hillen, men Kompagnierne, dersom de linde, at
det ikke konvenerer dem, ere fri, fordi Aktieei
erne ikke have ratificeret Afgjørelsen? — Jeg
kjender ikke til, om de have.
3393. Hr. Norwood. Er det et Faktum
eller ikke, at Direktørerne i visse Kompagnier
ikke er i den Stilling, at de kunne sælge uden
disse Aktieeieres Samtykke?— Det er et Faktum.
3453. Er det ikke virkeligt Tilfældet, at
skjønt Aktionærerne i de Kompagnier, hvis Ei
endom De søger at kjøbe, maa raadspørges før
Salget bliver endeligt, saa har ogsaa Parliamen
tet et ubestrideligt Veto med Hensyn til en Pen
gebill næste Aar? — Upaatvivleligt.
4354. Hr. Gos chen. De tror ikke, at der
kan gjøres nogen Beskyldning for sveget Løfte,
dersom Parliamentet ikke voterer Pengebillen
næste Aar? — Nei, det tror jeg ikke.
3455. Hr. Norwood. Der kunde opstaa
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