TV  Railway  and  Canal  Traffic  Act,  17  &  18  Vict.  c.  31,  permits  the  company
to  make  a  special  contract,  provided  it  be  signed  by  the  consignor  and  be  in  the
opinion  of  the  court  just  and  reasonable.  Simons  v.  The  G.  W.  Railway  Co.,
lxxxvi.  805 ;  18  C.  B.  805.
A  condition  that  company  will  not  be  responsible  for  the  loss,  detention  or
damage  of  goods  improperly  packed,  unreasonable.     Ibid.
That  where  goods  conveyed  at  special  or  mileage  rates,  company  not  respon-
sible for  loss  or  damage  however  caused,  is  reasonable.     Ibid.
Qucere,  as  to  condition  requiring  claim  to  be  made  within  three  days.     Ibid.
To  enforce  running  of  through  trains  on  continuous  railways,  under  17  &  18
Vict.  c.  31,  it  must  be  shown  to  be  reasonable  and  that  public  convenience  requires
it.     In  re  Barret,  lxxxvii.  423  ;  1  C.  B.  N.  S.  423.
The  undue  and  unreasonable  preference  provided  against  by  the  Railway
Traffic  Act,  17  &  18  Vict.  c.  31,  refers  to  persons  and  companies  using  the  line
between  same  point  of  departure  and  same  point  of  arrival.  In  re  Caterham
Railway  Co.,  lxxxvii.  410 ;  1  C.  B.  N.  S.  410.
Enjoined  under  17  &  18  Vict.  c.  31,  from  charging  different  rates  to  different
individuals  where  manifest  intention  was  to  compensate  one  of  them  for  disad-
vantage of  location.     In  re  Ransome,  lxxxvii.  437  ;  1  C.  B.  N.  S.  437.
Semble,  that  the  companies  may  take  into  account  their  own  interests.  Ibid.
Under  17  &  18  Vict.  c.  31,  company  may  lower  their  rates  for  full  trains  of
through  freight.     In  re  Oxlade,  lxxxvii.  454 ;  1  C.  B.  N.  S.  454.
May  refuse  to  furnish  trucks  to  one  who  declines  to  pay  demurrage  for  their
detention.     Ibid.
