SNOW-CLEARANCE RATES STILL IN THE LIMELIGHT
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THE dispute concerning the hourly rates of payment for the hire of lorries by Leeds Corporation for snow clearance this winter was the subject of
a recent interview between the Town Clerk of Leeds and Mr. Harry Clark, chairman of Leeds Municipal Vehicle Operators, the association of roadtransport operators who do municipal haulage work in the city.
a As previously reported, the L.M.V.O. rejected the rates which the corporation's cleansing department laid down for this work and reiterated Its request for higher rates along with certain working conditions.-In his interview, Mr. Clark stressed the point that the rates requested are less than those paid for municipal haulage in Sheffield,
Barnsley, Huddersfield, Halifax, Leicester and Nottingham.
Mr. Clark told our Yorkshire correspondent that 'the dispute would he considered at the next. meeting of Leeds Cleansing Committee.