Contract Carriage Bill in Draft
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I N the House of Lords, last -week,
another attempt by Lord Lucas of Chilworth to compel bus undertakings to run unremunerative services, failed. He again pressed the point during the report stage of the Transport Charges, etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. After the Earl of Selkirk, for the Government, had refused to accept the proposal, Lord Lucas withdrew it.
He . also withdrew an amendment, pressed for the second time, calling for a simple form of licensing for contract carriages operated at separate fares to be introduced by regulation.
Resisting the proposal, Lord Selkirk said that the Government had a Bill in draft to amend the contract-carriage law. He did not know what would be in the Queen's speech at the end of this month, and he would assume that it would not contain the Bill.
Lord Lucas' suggestion was in some ways attractive, but it had certain obnoxious features, because it necessitated drawing a regulation in anticipation of legislation. Moreover, it would undoubtedly involve the amendment of existing legislation.
The Lords concluded their consideration of the Bill on Tuesday, and it had its third reading in the House of Commons yesterday.
FINED FOR BOARDING BUS ILLEGALLY
NVkiEN Newcastle upon Tyne magistrates fined Thomas Edward Taylor, Longbenton, £2 for refusing to get off a bus when ordered to do so by the conductress, they stated that other bus users in the city should treat it as a test case.
It was stated that Taylor boarded a bus while it was standing at traffic lights, and when asked to get off be refused and stated that passengers could board anywhere.
Mr. D. E. Brown, prosecuting for the corporation, said that Newcastle buses were not allowed to pick up passengers other than at authorized stops. It was also an offence not to leave a vehicle when requested to do so by an authorized person, such as a conductor.
NEW AIR-OPERATED VALVE GRINDER
AN air-operated valve-grinding tool, probably the first of its type to be produced, was one of a number of pneumatic tools demonstrated 'in London this week by the Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd., Wembley. The alternation rate is 1,150 per mm. The tool weighs 21 lb. and consumes 11 cu. ft. of air per min.
Two types of impact wrench shown were notable for their robust construction.
Included-in the display were grinders, drills, chipping hammers, riveting tools and hoists. All this equipment will be shown at the Public Works Exhibition.