▁bott l ene ck ▁( and ▁one ▁for ▁which ▁a ▁heavy ▁to ll ▁of ▁ 9 d ▁per ▁ton ▁was ▁charged ). ▁Object ors ▁to ▁the ▁bill ▁drew ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁mile age ▁rates ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁W C & ER ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁extension ▁was ▁being ▁promoted ▁primarily ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁W C & ER ' s ▁mon opol y ▁by ▁prevent ing ▁other ▁companies ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁C & W ) ▁accessing ▁the ▁or ef ield , ▁but ▁the ▁W C & ER ▁got ▁its ▁act . ▁The ▁C & W ▁then ▁gained ▁two ▁direct ors ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁W C & ER , ▁added ▁against ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁by ▁pro x ies ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁solic itor ▁of ▁the ▁W C & ER ▁( al ready ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁C & W ). ▁This ▁election ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁renew al ▁of ▁previous ▁r het or ic ▁on ▁the ▁und ue ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁C & W ▁of ▁direct ors ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Cl if ton ▁Col li ery ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁direct ors ▁had ▁been ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Pac quet ▁whilst ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁out sp oken ▁on ▁this ). ▁However ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁counter - charg es ▁of ▁hyp oc ris y : ▁the ▁W C & ER ▁was ▁similarly ▁domin ated ▁by ▁its ▁major ▁customer , ▁the ▁Park side ▁mine ▁at ▁F riz ington , ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁new ▁direct ors ▁( and