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WAGES OF SALESMEN-DRIVERS.

15th April 1938, Page 30
15th April 1938
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Reference to the likelihood of a National Wages Board was made at the annual meeting in Edinburgh, last week, of the Scottish Federation of Aerated Water Manufacturers' and Bottlers' Association. It was felt that owing to the peculiar nature of this trade it would be much more satisfactory if the question of wages of salesmen-drivers was dealt with by a body familiar with the difficulties in the trade.

Shipping Guide for Hauliers.

The following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks, wharves and jetties named. from April 1.4 to 23 inclusive. Docks.—King George V. 5; Royal Albert, 10; Royal Victoria, 4; Surrey Commercial, 9; West India, 2; South West India, 1: Tilbury, 10: Tilbury Stage, 1; Millwall, 9; Royal, 4; London, 2. ‘VHARVES.—Hays, 5; Mark Brown's, 1; Butler's, 1. Tilbury Jetty, 1. Regent's Canal, 1.

£50,000 Sussex By-pass Scheme.

The Minister of Transport has made a grant from the Road Fund towards the cost, estimated at £50,000, of bypassing the villages of Sompting and Upper Cokeham. on the Worthing. Brighton road. Traffic at the time of the last census averaged 1,500 vehicles and 700 cyclists per day, and it is expected that these figures will be materially increased on the completion of the scheme for the elimination of the toll bridge and level crossing in Shoreham.

Contract Licence Revocation.

As from March 15 last, the contractA licence held by H. %V. Richmond, of Ashford Road, Maidstone, has been revoked. LORRY A SHOP OR A PLACE?

The question of whether a lorry was a shop or a place—or neither—arose at Dundee Sheriff Court, last week, when a coal merchant pleaded not guilty to having, on a half-holiday, carried on the retail trade of coal merchant in a motor lorry in Lochee, contrary to the Shops Act, 1912.

Mr. John Ross, solicitor, contended that, provided the defendant's shop was closed, he could go into another locality and sell coal. He also submitted that a lorry was neither a place nor a shop. It was stated that Dundee Coal Merchants' Weekly Half Holiday Order, 1936, was made at the request of the merchants, in order to prevent Fife men coming over and selling coal at any time. The defendant said that the order had failed to stop the " Fife. pirates." Sheriff Malcolm reserved judgment.

West Country Adopts Wages Increase.

Devon and Cornwall Joint Conciliation Board, meeting at Plymouth on April 8, considered the recent wages decision made by the National Conciliation Board, and unanimously agreed that the increases stipulated should operate in the two counties and should come into immediate operation.


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