Opening New Ground: Enston Onus A NUMBER of road objectors, in
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addition to three railways, appeared at Liverpool, on Monday, when Convoys, Ltd., 30 Bouverie Street, London, E.C.4, applied before the NorthWestern Deputy Licensing Authority for B licences for three vehicles of 151
tons and a if trailer, with base in Liverpool.
For the applicant, Mr. David Karmel said that the application, as listed, specified goods within 100 miles of base for two large vehicles and within 10 miles of Manchester for a small vehicle. The company had now decided further to restrict its application, and simply to ask permission to carry goods passing over its own wharves and through its own warehouses between Liverpool and Manchester, and within a radius of 10 miles of each city, for collection and delivery services.
The company specializes in handling newsprint, largely from Canada, and auxiliary goods.
For the railways, Mr. G. IL P. Beames said that this was an ap
plication for a new licence in a new area and the company must discharge the Enston onus. The Authority had decided on an earlier application for an A licence that it had not discharged that onus, and, in view of the fact that this was the same application in a-different category, he would ask the Authority to take the same view.
Mr. H. Backhouse, C.M.U.A.
tor, contended that if the licence were granted, there would be a grave danger of the applicant receiving a dual grant by obtaining contract A licences for Canadian newsprint work. Did the facilities existing come within the Smart appeal ruling? Mr. Backhouse continued.
Mr. V. R. Shepherd said that the Enston decision applied equally to A and B hauliers. Mr. Allen Walter contended that, if this case were granted, it would lead to a diversion of traffic from other hauliers by means of the company's wharves and warehouses.
Decision was reserved.