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DEFENDING in a case at Chester
a strong protest against what he described as "the contemptible methods employed by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners to obtain evidence for prosecuting motor owners."
The chairman (Aid. H. Cropper) said that the bench dissociated itself from the criticisms made by Mr. Mather. " The Traffic Commissioners obviously have to get their evidence," he said. "from some source, and one . cannot expect a passenger who has travelled at Is. 6d. below the proper fare to furnish evidence."
Arthur Turner, bus proprietor, of Old Road, Chesterfield, was fined £5, with costs, for not complying with a condition of his road service licence, and £5 for using a bus as an express carriage otherwise than under a road service licence. It was alleged that he had cut the scheduled fares on certain trips to football matches. A witness, who joined a Sheffield excursion, admitted that he was employed by the Chesterfield Corporation's transport department. Mr. Mather, after protesting against the delay in beginning the proceedings for an offence committed last January, said that there had been strong comments about the manner in which evidence against operators was obL tained. Why Chesterfield Corporation should be so interested as to countenance unfair methods for procuring evidence passed his comprehension. Ald. Cropper said that the bench regarded the offences as very serious, particularly as the defendant was an experienced operator and must know that price-cutting was unfair. field, recently, Mr. B. Mather made MANCHESTER INCOME AND EXPENSES UP.
ESTIMATES for the year by Manchester Corporation transport committee show that the total income is anticipated to amount to £2,307,900, an increase of £12,200 as compared with 1936-37. The income from the motorbuses shows an increase of £80,400, whilst there is a reduction in that from the tramways of £68,200.
Expenditure for 1937-38 is estimated to be £2,232,400, £63,700 more than that estimated for the current financial year. The expenditure on motorbuses is increased by R92.100, whilst that on tramways is reduced by £28,400.
The resulting amounts to be transferred to the appropriation account are £8,200 from tramways and £67,300 from buses, a total of £75,500, as against £127,000 for the current year, a decrease of £51,500. Before arrivins at the net result, redundant continuinf charges in respect of converted trait routes have to be charged to the appro relation account and these amount t( £40,700, leaving a sum of £34,800 This is expected to be available transfer to the renewals fund, as corn pared with £90,500 for the curren year, a decrease Of 1855,700.