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The employer shall have the option of hiring by time or distance, except for removal of furniture, which shall always be paid for by time, the carter being bound to use all reasonable expedition, and in all other cases the hiring to be by time, unless at the time of hiring the hirer exercises his option and hires by distance.

The rapid growth of motor transport in the City during recent years is shown by the fact that the registration numbers are now well on the 10,000 mark, and the Government has recently increased the numerals from 1 to 12,000. It is estimated that there are 6,000