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THE MOTOR HIRERS' AND COACH SERVICES ASSOCIATION
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A Virile and Hard-working Spirit Evident at the Annual General Meeting ON Monday, December 8th, the IL/Motor Hirers' and Coach Services Association, the offices of which are at 17, Water Lane, London, E.C.3, held its annual meeting ; Mr. H. T. Rickards, the president, being absent, the chair was taken by Mn J. H. Lowe, of Grey Coaches, Ltd., Blackfriars Road,. aE.1.
E52 The minutes of the last meeting and the balance-sheet having been adopted, Mr. Lowe asked Mr. M. Logette, of
GB. (Motor Tours), Ltd., to explain the report on the year's working. Mr. Logette, who has an extremely lucid way of conveying information, quickly yet clearly went through all the work that had been done, mentioning the appointment of a full-time secretary to assist Mr. R. P. Bailey, the renewed health of Mr. Rickards, the amalgamation with the Coach Services Association, and the various sub-committees that had been set up. He explained that there were now about 250 members representing some 3,000 public-service vehicles. In the year Eve deputations have waited upon the Minister and three upon the police authorities.
He referred to the several features of the Road Traffic Bill, in respect of which the association took action while the Bill was in the committee stage, and to the meeting convened recently by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which representatives of all branches of the transport industry attended.
He explained that the fighting fund, started at the last meeting (of which .a report appeared in this journal), now amounted to £248, subscribers number ing about 44. He also referred to negotiations with representatives of the booking agents' associations and to the
regulation of picking-up points for London buses. Regarding compulsory insurance, he said that the committee was studying the question of collective insurance.
In the matter of the use of central London by coaches, now being studied by the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee, he explained that the help of the London Chamber of Commerce had been enlisted.
Another important subject with which M. Logette dealt was the proposed formation of a national council to which this and other associations might be affiliated as provincial organizations. Other associations are therefore being invited to communicate upon
this subject. Before closing, he referred to the work of individual mem,
bers of the committee. The report was unanimously adopted..
When it came to the election of officials, the only name mentioned for the position of president was that of Mr. H. T. Rickards. Mr. G. Nowell (Great Western Express Co., Ltd.) spoke in favour of appointing tt dictator to control the policy of the association, and there was considerable discussion on the possible reorganization of the committee, in which Captain C. E. E. Palin (Weald of Kent Transport Co.), Mr. C. Dobbs (Skylark Motor Co., Ltd.), Mr. Eric Monkman (Keith and Boyle, Ltd.), and others took part. No .vate on the proposal to appoint a dictator was, however, taken.
A discussion followed on the question of a banned zone for motor coaches in the London area, in which Mr. Eric Monkman and others took part, Mr. Monkman pointing out that a big coach station DOW being built in the Victoria area would probably come just outside the zone. The proposal that a dinner and dance should be held was carried.
A list of the 20 committee members elected at this meeting is given in our Wheels of Industry pages.