The Margate Conference
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AS an occasion of the greatest value, both in the matter of business on the agenda and business while at play, last week's Road Transport Conference at Margate was a success, from the informal reception on Wednesday evening, October 9, to the last waltz at midnight on Sunday, October 13. A generous and varied programme of entertainment was threaded around the three business sessions on Thursday morning, Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
High-lights of this programme were the reception, banquet and ball at the Winter Garden on Thursday evening, and the gala dance on Saturday. Filling in the gaps in comfortable fashion were a film show, a coach trip to Hellfire Corner and the Weald of Kent, tea dances, sea trips, a visit to Tilling-Stevens, Ltd., Maidstone,, a concert at the Winter Garden, an informal dance and a trip to Canterbury A civic welcome was given to delegates by the Mayoi of Margate. Principal guest was Mr. R. S. Hudson, C H , former Minister of Agriculture, whilst other names of note were those of Messrs. R. W. Sewill, M.A., M.Inst T., director of the Road Haulage Association; A. E. Sewell, chairman of the railway panel of the Road and Rail Central Conference; H T. Dutfield, M.Inst.T , chairman of R.H.A.; F. J. Speight, M.Inst.T., chairman of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association; G. W. Quick-Smith, secretary of the National Road Transport Federation; H. Allen, M.B.E., vice-chairman of the P.V.O.A.; J. S. Nicholl, C.B.E., M.Inst.T.; and Col. A. Jerrett, M.Inst.T., chairman of the Traders' Road Transport Association.
The R.H.A., T.R.T.A. and P.V.O.A. are constituent bodies of the National Road Transport 'Federation, which sponsored the whole affair. Mr. S. H. Jar-dine was responsible for entertainment, and Mr. F. A. Walker for travel and tours.
"Co-ordination of Inland Transport" was the subject of Thursday morning's session, and the introductory speakers were Mr. Roger Sewill, Mr. A. E. Sewell, for the goods side, and Mr. Herbert Allen for the passenger side. General discussion followed. In the afternoon, Mr. Nicholl (goods haulage), Col. Jerrett (traders) and Mr. Speight (passenger side) introduced "The Future of Road Transport," whilst Mrs. Borrowdale gave an address to put the women's point of view, in the campaign against nationalization.
At the third business session, on Friday morning, it was " question time," the chairman and executive officers of the Federation and the three associations giving the answers.