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ANTIQUES HAULAGE LICENCE GRANTED-DESPITE A DOZEN OBJECTIONS
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THE Western Licensing Authority last week granted R. G. Rummery (Transport) Ltd., of Honiton, Devon, a licence after 12 Devon hauliers had objected to the application. The conditions of the licence are; "Goods for R. G. Rummery Ltd.; C. W. Evans (Kingshall Furnishings); W. H. Cornish (removers); goods for antique dealers from private houses and to and from auction sales, goods to packers or shippers for export, any distance."
R. G. Rummery (Transport) Ltd., which is a recently formed company, had applied for three B-licensed vans with the conditions: "Goods for antique dealers from auction sales and from their premises to the purchasers, any distance."
Mr. T. Rummery, general manager, said the company specialized in moving antiques and objets d'art.
R. G. Rummery Ltd., are antique dealers, in Exeter Road, Honiton, and Mr. Rummery said that about £.100,000 worth of antiques went from their showrooms to the United States every year. An American visiting Honiton to purchase antiques went to several dealers and it was in his interests to have all his purchases together when they were packed for shipping. For this reason, vehicles visited shops and, in addition, clients instructed Rummery Ltd. to buy antiques for them, and these also were collected from dealers.
"We have asked other removal contractors to take things for us at times. But we have difficulties finding people to carry our goods. Hauliers seem to fight shy of antiques," said Mr. Rummery.
Mr. Ian Jenkins, for the objectors, said that his clients did not object to carriage from private houses, but they opposed delivery to private houses and shops. And one of his clients said that although they had always had competition, this would be excess competition.
After a day-long hearing, the Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, said: "One has got to try to find a reasonable sphere of activity for the applicant without doing harm to the objectors."