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Commander Maitland
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will introduce legislation to enable a supply of morphia to be included among the drugs and appliances which are kept in railway trains for service in case of accident.
Mr. Barnes
I could not recommend such a step. If supplies of this dangerous drug were kept in railway trains, the risks
| GENERAL FREIGHT RATES—ABADAN-UNITED KINGDOM—COST PER TON (2,240 lbs.) | ||||||||||||
| Period | Outward and homeward via Mediterranean | Outward via Lands End and Mediterranean: homeward via Cape and Lands End | Outward and homeward via Cape and Lands End | Outward via Lands End and Mediterranean: homeward via Cape and Northern Ireland | Outward and homeward via Cape and Northern Ireland | Outward via Lands End and Cape: homeward via Cape and Northern Ireland | ||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| September-October, 1939 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| November, 1939 | 45 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| December, 1939 | 46 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| January-February, 1940 | 46 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| March-April, 1940 | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| May, 1940 | 47 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 65 | 6 | — | — | ||
| June, 1940 | 51 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 70 | 9 | — | — | ||
| July-August, 1940 | — | — | — | 76 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 89 | 6 | |||
| September-December, 1940 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 0 | — | |||||
| From 1st January, 1941 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 3 | — | |||||
| No oil moved from Abadan to United Kingdom after early 1941 until early 1945 | ||||||||||||
| 31st October, 1945 to 31st December, 1945 | 62 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1st January, 1946 to 1st December, 1948 | 57 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||