382 BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION On New Year's Day, the Railways together with their Docks, Hotels, Road and Steamship Services, London Transport, and the Canals of Great Britain, pass into public ownership. To mark the occasion, the Minister of Transport has asked us to convey the following message to the public and to the staffs: "I send best wishes for the new era in transport. Let us remember the past with gratitude for its great tradition of high standards of service, and greet the future with confidence and goodwill.