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or may terminate services of railway companies without notice, subject to certain conditions.
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9. It shall be lawful for the postmaster general at any time during the continuance of the services of any company of proprietors as aforesaid, by notice in writing under his hand, absolutely to determine and put an end to the same or any part thereof, without giving any previous notice, or on giving any notice less than six calendar months in respect thereof, and thereupon the said services shall cease and determine accordingly: Provided nevertheless, that in case the postmaster general shall, without giving six calendar months notice as aforesaid, at any time determine the services to be required by the postmaster general of any company of proprietors, or any part of such services, without any cause whatever, or for any part of such services, without any cause whatever, or for any cause other than the default by such company of proprietors in the performance of any of the services to be required of them by the postmaster general, or the breach by such company of proprietors of any of their engagements with the postmaster general, then and in any such case the postmaster general shall make to such company a full and fair compensation for all loss thereby occasioned, the amount whereof, in case the parties differ about the same, shall be oscertained by arbitration as herein-after mentioned.
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