JAMES AMOS ON HIGHLAND BOARD
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FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
MR. R. H. W. BRUCE, a transport expert, has been appointed chairman of the new Highland Transport Board, which has been set up following the recommendations of a special Government inquiry. Three of its members were also members of the inquiry—Mr. Bruce, Mr. James Amos and Mr. I. Hilleary. At present, only five members have been named, but others are expected to follow.
After 16 years' experience of rail transport in Northern Ireland, Mr. Bruce became a member of the Scottish Advisory Council on Civil Aviation in 1958. Since then he has also been a member of the advisory panel on the Highlands and Islands.
Mr. Amos retired this year from the chairmanship of Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., but has continued to serve as a director. At the request of the Scottish Secretary (Mr. Michael Noble) he is relinquishing this position to serve on the new board.
Mr. Hilleary lives in Skye and has been a member of the Highlands and Islands advisory panel since 1953 and chairman of the panel's transport group since 1960.
The other two members of the Board are Mr. J. A. Keyden and Mr. B. Boxall. Mr. Keyden was, until recently, managing director of the Pressed Steel Co. at Linwood, and Mr. Boxall is chairman of Scottish Aviation Ltd.
The duties of the Board will be to keep the needs of the Highlands for transport services by land, sea and air under review. After consulting with the operators concerned, they will be required to
advise Cabinet Ministers on the best wa of meeting these needs.
When they have reported—which w be soon—the Ministers will decide wh action to take, and it will be the Boar( job to discuss ways and means with t transport operators.
The Highlands and Islands inqui concluded that the limited potential, a] heavy costs, of transport in the Highlan meant that many services would contini to require assistance. It found that tl development of road haulage and passe ger services depended on a much mo adequate main road system.
It also reported that, if the Highlal road system was to catch up with t! development of road transport, su stantial capital expenditure was need on key main roads.
Chunnel Support Grows ffASSIVE support for a Channel tunr IVI is growing among M.P.s. By We nesday this week, more than 130 poli cians of all parties had signed a moth favouring a tunnel and calling for qui Anglo-French agreement in principle.
M. Marc Jacquet, French Minister Works and Transport, visited Mr. Marpl in London last week-end to talk about t Government studies now going on in Pal and London. Detailed Anglo-Fren negotiations are expected to folic quickly. The British Government expected to make its decision early ne year.