Even Higher Fares for Southdown ?
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A REQUEST that• the pending hear
ing of the fare increases proposed by Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., be deferred until the deeisien of the National Council for the Omnibus Industry on transport employees'• claim for higher pay is made known, has been submitted to the South-eastern Licensing Authority.
Southdown fear that if higher rates of pay ate granted the effect may necessitate a second application for increased fares within A short time
The Licensing Authority has acceded to the request, but no date for the hearing has yet been decided. The hearing was due to take place next 'Monday.
NO MORE TRANSFER TICKETS? TN an attempt to reduce last year's
deficit of £14,000, Grimsby Transport Committee are to ask the council to apply for the abolition of all transfer tickets and to increase Sttndartnorning fares by Id.
Transfer• :tickets, according to the general manager, Mr. H. R. Snow, are "grossly abused," and their abolition would save £1,500 a year. Sunday Morning services lose £1,300 a year, and by increasing fares by ld, the loss would be trimmed to about /300.
Sixteen out of 28 local authorities in the north-cast approached by Blyth Corporation have agreed to support their campaign for children's fares to be extended to include 15-year-olds. A summary' of the replies is being sent to the Northern LicenSing Authority with a request that action be taken. Hitherto the corporation's representations have not met with success.
"MILK-ROUND" SYSTEM CRITICIZED "'THERE is nothing more calculated
to upset the smooth working of transport in this country than to permit the milk-round '—a taxi service from door to door," said Mr. 4. Goss, representing East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., at the second hearing by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority of an application of Dimbleby Bros., Ltd., to
operate excursions from Pilsley and Ashover to 'the Peak, Dukeries, Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, and to resorts on the East, West and North Wales coasts.
The Railvray 'Executive and the Midland General Omnibus Co., Ltd., also objected on the ground that existing excursion services were. adequate.
Mr. Goss said that the population of Ashover (approximately 2,200) was so small that the applicants would have to employ the "milk-round" system of
picking up. Replying for the appli
cants, Mr. J. Langham said there was no legal objection to the system. Decision was deferred.
MOBILE UNITS: NEW COMPANY
ANEW company has been formed to specialize in the design and supply of trailer units for such purposes as showrooms, dispensaries, laboratories and tropical living quarters. Known as Pilgrim Mobile Units, Ltd., their works are at Ringwood, Hants, and the London office at 176 Piccadilly, London, The chairman is Maj.-J.-V. -Phipps, also chairman of Pilgrim Caravans, Ltd., and the managing director Mr. D. R. Hobson, a director of Pilgrim Caravans, Ltd.
NEW CASTING METHODS
OREATLY increased efficiency withLi out additional labour charges is claimed for novel methods 'of casting for which Aeroplane and Motor Aluminium Castings, Ltd., have secured licences. Lt.-Col. A. B.. Wise, chairman, says that the new systems should enable the company to meet any competition.