FORTHCOMING EVENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS
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Southern Scotland.
NEXT Tuesday's Edinburgh sitting will be concerned, in the main, with applications for long-distance tours from Scottish centres, and a few tours from English towns will be considered, including an application by Pickfords, Ltd., for tours starting from London. The Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., will, at this sitting, apply in respect of its stage services recently taken over in Western Scotland.
!Northern.
THE Commissioners have arranged a series of sittings in three towns next week, the principal object being to dispose of several excursion applications relating to modified, unmodified and new services. The L.N.E. Railway Co. is opposing certain of them.
West Midland.
ARRANGEMENTS are now completed for next Monday's Birmingham sitting, which will last until about Wednesday. A variety of applications for excursions and tours, with the usual objections, will occupy most of the time. Whilst the number of applications for modified tours is considerable, there are but few applications for new services.
Yorkshire.
CONSIDERABLE difficulty is going to be experienced at the Huddersfield sitting arranged for Tuesday next, when a large number of excursions and tours (mainly the continuance of last year's services) will have to be considered in the face of concerted opposition by the railways and the railway-associated
companies. At the same sitting the backing application of Premier Coaches and Garages, Ltd., London, for the London-Sheffield route is to be heard, with, of course, strong railway objection.
North Western.
LISTS of applications that have been made by Bolton and Manchester Corporations, the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., the Lancashire United Transport and Power Co., Ltd., Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., Oldham, Salford and Wigan Corporations, etc., are published in the latest gazette, and dates when they are to be heard will be announced in a later issue. To the list is appended a separate group of applications for new services, a large number of these being stage services applied for by independent and by associated companies.
Eastern.
IN the latest gazette details are, given of a considerable number of applications for new services, an interesting case being that of an application by Mr. John Hull, of Cheshunt, for the licensing of a new group of excursions at inclusive return fares, including trips to all London theatres.
The gazette announces applications next to be heard, but does not give the dates of subsequent sittings. Southern.
REFERENCE has been made in pre vious issues to the sitting arranged by the Commissioners to be held in Reading next week. The object is to devote most of the time to clearing oR remaining excursion and tour licences.
South Eastern.
APPLICATIONS for hearing at this week's London sitting have only just been published. They include services of all kinds. The applications of Mr. W. D. Thorpe, of Windsor, in respect of stage services between Windsor Castle and Virginia Water, are opposed by London General Country Services, Ltd.
Metropolitan.
THE Commissioner has prepared his list for next week's London sitting. It includes only express services, excursions and tours.
Classic Coaches, Ltd., of Layton, appears in respect of a large batch of services between London and coastal and other resorts, and the same applies to A. Timnson and Sons, Ltd., Venture Transport (Hendon), Ltd., and other familiar operating companies. There is a considerable list of excursion licences applied for by Southdowo Motor Services, Ltd.
The Commissioner's programme for next4Tuesday and Wednesday will comprise express-service and excursion applications, including a number entered by Birch Brothers, Ltd., London.