SYMPATHY—BUT NO LICENCE— FROM APPEAL TRIBUNAL, Sympathy was expressed by
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the Appeal Tribunal with an appellant who wrote to say that he was unable to attend a recent sitting, at Harrogate, as he could not afford the fare. Mr. J. Lewis; Argyle Avenue, Doncaster, appealed against the refusal of the Yorkshire Licehsing Authority to grant an A licence, and it was stated that, after his failure in the fruit trade, he purchased a lorry on the hire-purchase system and applied for an A licence to operate from Hull.
No attempt had been made to prove that work promised to the appellant could not be done by other operators, and the appeal was dismissed. Mr. Rowa.nd Harker, K.C., chairman, said that one could not but feel simile sympathy for the appellant.
No order was made as to costs and the fees due were remitted.
The two appeals of the Castleford Transport Co., Ltd., against a refusal to grant variations of A licences, were dismissed, with costs of £9 11s. 8d. and £2 17s.
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