Importance of Tidal Ports Agreement
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THE vital necessity, to the Cornish haulage industry, of maintaining the existing Tidal Ports Agreement, which affects St. Austell, Charlestown and other places, was strongly emphasized at a meeting at Plymouth, on Monday, of the Devon and Cornwall Area Committee of A.R.O., over which Mr. K. G. Foster presided.
The matter was brought up following a report by the Area's delegate, Mr. J. R. F. Bradford, of the proceedings at the Western Area Wages Board. He dealt with various recommendations that were being submitted by that Board to the Central Wages Board.
The chairman said the secretary, Mr. Norman J. Bennett, had made the excellent suggestion that the committee should send a resolution to the head office of A.R.O. asking that every endeavour should be made to ensure that the Tidal Ports Agreement remained as it was at present. This would be done.
Mr. E. T. Lear, reporting as chairman of the C-Licence Holders' Association, said that since the propaganda scheme had been put into operation they had obtained 17 new members at a cost far less than they anticipated. They were aiming at a still larger membership and a bigger and better committee.
It was reported that Mr. Scown, solicitor, St. Austell, had accepted the secretaryship of the Mid-Cornwall Subarea.
On the proposition of Mr. Curtis it was decided to support the SouthEastern Area, in its protest against the proposal of headquarters to take away the right possessed by areas to 'communicate directly with one another.