PANAMA CANAL.
STRINGENT REGULATIONS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. New York, March 11. By fourteen votes to four the House Committee of Inter-State Commerce adopted the Bill for the government of the Panama Canal. The Bill gives the President authority to fix the tolls within certain restrictions, the maximum toll being (is per ton, and the minimum not less than the amount sufficient to operate and maintain the canal efficiently. The President is given power to make all appointments, including that of Governor of the canal zone. It is not proposed to place tolls on vessels belonging to the United States or the Republic of Panama, but vessels controlled by railway companies will be absolutely prohibited n passage through the ciiiial- The same provision affects vessels belonging to any shippiny ring
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 218, 13 March 1912, Page 5
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129PANAMA CANAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 218, 13 March 1912, Page 5
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