A-licence Grant For Livestock
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AN application by Bartlett and Bateman, of Bridgwater, Somerset, for a new A licence for one vehicle with a livestock container was granted by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, at Taunton last week.
The applicant is acquiring the livestock business of Miles and Alway Ltd., but no vehicle, and said the term "livestock " would be deleted from the normal user in that company's A licence. Objectors were British Railways and British Road Services.
Mr. N. Miles, of Miles and Aiway, stated his company had a substantial livestock business and had been using mainly sub-contractors to do this work. Crossexamined by Mr. W. 1. Wrottesley, for the railways, Mr. Miles said his company would not be surrendering a vehicle from the licence as it could not afford to do this.
The Authority said if he granted the application it would have the effect of giving an additional vehicle and he could see the objectors' concern. '
Mr. C. Rosser-John, for B.R.S., said his client was not concerned with the movement of livestock and indeed had no facilities for this traffic. But he was concerned with the matter of Miles and Alway retaining a vehicle on its licence and the normal user appertaining to that vehicle being taken off.
Dundee Fares Bid Held Up
riA LOSS of more than £50,000 faces Dundee Corporation Transport Department this financial year because of wage increases to traffic staff and craftsmen.
This was stated at a sitting of the Scottish Traffic Commissioners in Dundee last week, when proposals for Id. increase on all week-end fares were considered. Old-age pensioners' concession tickets are exempt from the proposed increases.
The Transport Committee's view was that the proposals were equitable, as operating costs were higher at week-ends and a general increase over the whole week would have led to considerable passenger resistance.
The Commissioners reserved their decision.
Edinburgh Gets More
A N application by the Edinburgh Cor poration Transport Department to increase its bus fares was approved last week by the Scottish Traffic Commissioners. The increases proposed— from 44d. to 5d. and from 'ltd. to 8d— were described by the chairman, Mr. W. F. Quin, as "very modest in the circumstances". An extension of the existing 3d. fare limit was also approved.
The increases, to take effect from August II, will bring £100,460 in a full year and follow recent wage increases to municipal transport employees.