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hint of a rise in the level of Road tge Association subscriptions came in iestern area secretary's annual report at the a.g.m. in Bristol earlier this ;ing costs, states the report by Mr. J. )x, have forced the national executive ;i1 of the Association to consider takteh action. "It may well be that some will take place in January 1970, but y thereafter, again in view of the port Act and the change in type of ing, a completely new basis of subion may well be evolved." This in the report says, is hoped to bring onal benefits to members.
ferring to the obligations of the new he report underlines the Association's to keep its membership advised as to quirements of the Act and its implica"in order that members' businesses survive during what will, without , be a difficult year or two."
he small or medium own-account tor might well find the requirements difficult to attain than those who form iembership", the report suggests. "Alively, some small operators may have :er into contractual arrangements with es, agents or other operators."
e area committee had felt it wise to trade union regional officials in an pt to devise guidelines by which prority elements and certain safeguards
could be written into individual local agreements. It was stressed, however, that these guidelines did not commit any member to make any definite agreement.
Progress in the national levelling of quarry rates had not been as fast as had been hoped, although a common schedule for presentation to quarry managements in all areas in 1969 had been evolved. Rates in other areas, the report noted, were found to be usually 10 to 12 per cent below those in the Western area.
A number of meetings had been held with the Port of Bristol Authority to discuss the problems which will arise from C and U Regulations, plating and the new Act. The necessity to ensure that vehicles were not overloaded was a point stressed at these meetings. A new, additional 60ft weighbridge would be completed this year, and the Association was at present trying to assess the weighing requirements that would be necessary by the examination of past outgoings from the port.
Details of meetings of the road /rail negotiating committees are contained in the report. Some 521 applicants had been invited to such meetings in the past year. As a result of this, in 132 cases applicants had objections recommended to be withdrawn; 198 applicants reached agreement; the remaining 191 either declined the invitation, withdrew their application or failed to reach agreement.