L.N.E.R. YORKSHIRE APPLICATIONS SUCCEED.
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Reserved decisions which hive been given by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority on applications by the L.N.E. Railway for additional motors, have' gone against objecting road operators. In each of five cases, the railway company has been granted all that it sought. At the time of closing for press, the Authority's reserved decisions on the company's applications concerning the York and Hull bases, had not been announced.
The applications granted are in respect of the following bases:—Harrogate (to add four vehicles and five trailers), Dewsbury (to delete one vehicle and to add two vehicles and a trailer), Malton (to delete one vehicle and to add five vehicles and a trailer), Ripon (to delete one vehicle and to add two vehicles and a trailer), Ley.. burn (to add one vehicle) and Kirbymoorside (to add one vehicle).
At the hearing of the Harrogate application, it was stated that the four mechanical horses and five trailers asked for would take the place of seven horse teams. In the case of the MaIton application, a mechanical horse and trailer and a parcels van were stated to be taking the place of three horses.
" If these decisions," said Mr. F. G. Bibbings, secretary of A.R.O., Yorkshire Area, in an interview, "be compared with the many which have been given on applications by Yorkshire road operators, it will be found that in no single instance have road operators been allowed to substitute mechanical vehicles for horses in anything like the proportion which has been granted to the railway company." •
N.F.U. Receives A.R.O. Deputation.
On Tuesday a deputation of Associated Road Operators, comprising Messrs. H. J. Lloyd (chairman of the Eastern Area), R. J. Newland (representing East Midland Area) and Mr. R. W. Sewill, was received by the transport committee of the National Farmers' Union.
Three im:.ortant points were discussed: (1) the grcwth of haulage competition by farmers operating under C licences; (2) the employment of B16