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I Mr D. 1. R. Muir, Chairman of the Aetropolitan Traffic Commissioners, said in written decision this week that he found it difficult to understand" why a witness rom Thomas Cook and Son Ltd should hink the "world-wide repute of Thomas ;ook" should exempt it from attending a .ublic inquiry. The application by Thomas :ook for the renewal, with modification, of Dad service licences authorizing certain xtended tours and London sight-seeing aurs was granted.
Mr Muir explained that although there Fere no objectors to the application he ailed the company to the public sitting >_ decide whether or not the licences should y held by Cook, who own no psv, or by ie company or companies operating the vehicles. He said that in the past year he had reviewed the situation existing in the Metropolitan traffic area where a number of non-vehicle-owning firms held road service licences. He would continue to review it as each such similar licence came up for renewal.
He noted that most of Cook's summer extended tours and London tours were carried out by Whyte's (Edgware) Ltd, supplemented by vehicles from three or four other operators; the winter work was spread out more evenly between them. Cook's had arrangements to check the maintenance and conditions of Whyte's vehicles only, although he stated that "Whyte's have admirable maintenance arrangements".