Haulage Scheme Officers in • Northern Division
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OR the operation of the Governr ment haulage scheme in the Northern bivision, appointments of area officers on the Ministry side and area managers to the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool have been made as follow:— Neweaatle Area: Road Haulage Officer, Mr. a. Forman; Pool Manager, Mr. T. Gordon. Sheffield Area: Road Haulage Offiee.r. Mr. J. Sharpley: Pool Manager, Mr. A. Myers, Leads Area: Road 'Haulage Officer, Mr. E, B. • Hi-an"-:Frail Manager, MT. H. L. Fenton. In the Hull Sub-area, which cones under the Leeds Area. the Traffic Movement Officer for the Ministry is Mr. J. W. Newham, and the Pool Manager is Mr. W. P. Ross.
The Northern Division's area offices were opened on Monday last.
Speaking at a meeting of South Yorkshire hauliers and ancillary users last. week in Sheffield, the Transport Commissioner for the North-eastern Region, Major F. S. Eastwood, said that, so far, 10 per cent, of the vehicles of the holders of A, B and C licences and permits. in the Region had been enrolled in the Defence Lines, He appealed. for the enrolment of more vehicles in all sections.
Other speakers were Councillor Charles Holdsworth, of Halifax, who is a: member of the Road Haulage (Operations) Advisory Committee; Mr. Robert Hanson, of Huddersfield, .Road Haulage Officer for the Northern Division; and Mr. H. Grocock, chairman of the Sheffield Area Committee of the Hauliers' National Traffic Pool.
Approximately 300 operators attended the meeting, which adopted a resolution supporting the scheme.