YORK MERGER APPROVED.
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ON Monday last, York City Council unanimously approved the merging of the city's transport undertaking with that of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., in a new joint concern on a half-share basis. Instead of losing about £9,000 a year on transport, the corporation will be able to pay its way.
The terms of the agreement were outlined in last week's issue. It is expected that the Dringhouses tram route will at once be abandoned. Steps will immediately be taken to secure Parliamentary sanction to abandon the light railway and to transfer the obligations to the new concern.
LICENCE-REVOCATION INQUIRY ADJOURNED.
THE special inquiry arranged by the
North Western Traffic Commissioners for hearing, at Morecambe, on November 11, and announced in our issue dated November 4, had to be postponed and will, we understand, probably be beard at Blackpool in the first week iii December. Mr. J. jenking, the operator concerned, who was called upon to show cause why his licence should not be suspended or revoked, was indisposed.
WELSH OPERATORS AND SALTER REPORT.
IT was decided at a recent meeting of the Motor Omnibus Proprietors Association (South Wales) that every possible effort should be made to organize opposition to the recommendations of the Salter Report. It Was also decided to hold the annual dinner and meeting at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, an November 24.
LOWESTOFT OBTAINS "CONSENT."
THE Eastern Traffic Commissioners
decided when sitting at Norwich last week, to allow Lowestoft Corporation to operate buses outside its boundaries. Application for a road-service licence will have to be made later.
MORE BUS MICROPHONES.
FOLLOWING the lead given by Leeds Corporation, the Plymouth municipality is experimenting with a Microphone apparatus on buses for announcing stopping places.
HIGHER SCOTTISH FARES?
IN many parts of the country, appli
cations for increased bus fares are being made, principally Aue to the higher cost of petrol, and it is believed that Scottish operators will, in a few weeks, make a move in this direction. It is estimated that the Scottish corporations and companies have had their costs'increased by 180,000 a year.
NEW BRISTOL CAR FARES.
'IN February last the Bristol authority reduced the maximum charge for taxicabs from Is. 6d. per mile to 1s. per mile for not more than two persons and 1s. ed. for a larger number, with commensurate additions for waiting.
Taxi proprietors have since sought higher fares and the watch committee recommends the following scale :is. 4d. for the first mile or part ; 4d. for each succeeding I mile or part, and 401. for each 31 minutes of waiting.
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