YORKS WAGES INVESTIGATION.
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That the enforcement committee of the Yorkshire Conciliation Board is making close investigations concerning the wages paid to employees of A and B-licensees in Leeds and Bradford, was mentioned by Mr. Robert Barr, chairman of A.R.O. Yorkshire Area and a member of the Yorkshire Area Board, at a meeting held under the auspices of the Huddersfield Sub-area of A.R.O. The enforcement committee would soon be making investigations in Huddersfield, he added.
Mr. Barr predicted that the time was coming when admission to membership of the Association would be greatly restricted. It was because the industry was not sufficiently organized that road haulage was the only form of transport not represented on the advisory committee which had been set up to deal with the question of transport rates. If the industry could formulate a system of rates stabilization, it could seek a place on the committee.
A.R.O. Opposes Tyneside Transport Board Proposition.
Yesterday, representatives of A.R.O. appeared before the Royal Commission on Local Government in the Tyneside Area, to oppose suggestions as to the setting up of a local transport board. It was pointed out that A.R.O. represented operators in the area who carry nearly 30,000,000 passengers a year. The Association based its opposition on the fact that the local authotities already enjoy a measure of protection.
In addition, the Association suggested that if a board were established, despite the opposition of operators, it was essential that the basis of compensation should be the same for all.
New Scots Association Officials.
At the annual general meeting of the Dumfries and Galloway Road Haulage Association, Mr. Hugh Milhench (Kirkcudbright) presiding; the following were appointed office-bearers and executive for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. H. Milhench; vice-president, Mr. Walter McMillan (Thornhill); committee, Messrs. J. Dickson, D. Hunter and R. K. Learmont (Dumfries), J. H. Martin (Caledonian Bus Co., Ltd.), J. McMurdo (Sanquhar), T. Rae (Lockerbie), T. E. Streeter and M. Thorn (Dalbeattie), D. Waugh (Closeburn) and W. F. Wight, (Carlaps).
The gxretary is Mr. C. M. Hyslop, Castle Street, Dumfries. The Association is an independent organization.
I.T.A. Worried About 1933 Act.
The Industrial Transport Association views with grave concern the effects of the Road and 'Rail Traffic Act, is opposed to further interference with ancillary users and emphasizes that the necessity of co-ordination cannot be determined without a complete statistical examination of all transport services, and a careful survey of the legislation and obligations applicable to each form of transport. ' Resolutions on these lines were passed at the recent I.T.A. annual conference.
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