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The Asquith Award
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May 14 to July 22, 10 weeks at 13s. per day.
July 23 " August 12, 3  "       " 12s.  "  "
August 13 " September  9, 4  "       " 11s.  "  "
September 10 " March 26, 28  "       " 10s.  "  "
March 27 " April  9, 2  "       " 11s.  "  "
April 10 " May 14, 5  "       " 12s.  "  "

(2) The net cash price to be paid by driver to owner for rubber-tyred four-wheeled cabs to be in all cases 1s. (one shilling) over the price for iron-tyred four-wheeled cabs.

(3) The net cash price to be paid by driver to owner for four-wheeled cabs worked on the one-horse principle to be according to the subjoined scale:

June  4 to July 29, 8 weeks at 8s. per day.
July 30 " April  2, 35  "       " 6s. 6d.  "  "
April  3 " May  7, 5  "       " 7s.  "  "
May  8 " June  3, 4  "       " 7s. 6d.  "  "

(4) The actual amount chanced by the Railway Companies for privileged cabs to be paid by the drivers to the owners in addition to the above.

Londoners were heartily glad when the strike was at an end; not because they had suffered very much inconvenience from it, but out of sympathy for the women and children, for strike pay is not magnificent. Nevertheless, over a thousand man were thankful to receive it for many weeks after the strike was concluded. These were men who found themselves out of work through cab proprietors having sold off their stock and