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/ WEB: The Xarogoing answers covar the la s t questions a l s o 4 X I I I . R eferring to the p rovision on page 6 c f the Railway Age E d itio n , r e la tin g to fre e passes ami free transp ortat io n : The exception o f the p roh ibition reads as follow s? "Except to i t s employes and th e ir fa m ilie s , i t s o f f i c e r s , agen ts, surgeons, ph ysician s and attorn eys at la w ." Does the wording o f the e x c e p t!01 tuoted lean, that while fr e e tran sp ortation can be given to the fam­i l i e s o f em ployes, i t cannot be given to the fa m ilie s o f o f f i c e r s , agen ts, e t c .? ANSWER: No. R efer to the p rov isio n on page 7 , namely: "Shat th is p r o v isio n sh a ll not be construed to pro­h ib it the Interchange o f passes fo r the o f f i c e r s , agents and employes o f common c a r r ie r s and their f a m i l i e s .• Q. What does the word "f a m ilie s " include in these pass p ro v isio n s? ANSWER: We recommend that the word fam ily be con­strued to mean members o f the household o f the employe, and h is r e la t iv e s who are dependent on him. XIV. Q. Noes the exemption o f m in isters o f r e lig io n include th eir wives and fa m ilie s ? ANSWER; No. XV, Q. Is the exemption in favor o f I "N ecessary caretakers o f liv e sto ck , p o u ltry , and f r u i t " lim ited to the travel o f such persons when in company and in charge o f liv e stock , e t c .? Noes i t per­m it the 1* u«aee o f fr e e tran sp ortation fo r the return t r ip o f these caretak ers?