FORTHCOMING EVENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS
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Southern Scotland, MOST of the business at the forth coming sittings of the Southern Scotland Traffic Commissioners will be connected with stage-carriage services. At Glasgow, on November 1-2, the Central S.M.T. Co., Ltd., the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., and the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., will be wellknown applicants, also figuring amongst the objectors. During this sitting a number of applications in respect of tours will be made.
At Edinburgh, on November 7-8, W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., and the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., will make the majority of applications.
Yorkshire.
WHEN the Yorkshire Traffic Commis sioners sit at Leeds, on November 2, most of their time will be absorbed by the consideration of applications for express-carriage and excursion and tour licences and backings. Little objection is shown in Gazette 78. Several popular north-country long-distance services will be reviewed.
North-Western.
AS is often the case with sittings in this area, when the North-Western Traffic CoMmissioners, meet at Man
chester, from November 2-4, there will be a considerable amount of opposition to the granting of licences, many being sought in respect of express services and excursions and tours. The London, Midland and Scottish and the London and North-Eastern Railway Companies, and some of their associated road-transport concerns, will oppose many of the applications, whilst several of the applicant concerns will have the support of local authorities. '
West Midland. .
TOURS and excursions will be the
chief matter for consideration when the West Midland Traffic Commissioners sit at Hanley, on October 25. The applicants will be mainly small operators.
East Midland.
A. NUMBER of the applications at the East Midland Traffic Commissioners' sitting at Leicester, on November 1 (and on November 3, if necessary), will be mode by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., the business at this hearing being concerned mainly with stage-carriage services.
Eastern.
SEVERAL licence applications in respect of popular stage-carriage ser vices in the home counties will be made at the Eastern Traffic Commissioners' sitting at Colchester, on November 2-3, whilst licences will be sought for excursions and tours, starting from such widespread points as Manchester and Ilfracombe. Some important long-distance services also will he reviewed.
South Wales.
CERTAIN of the applications at the South Wales Traffic Commissioners' sitting at Cardiff, on October 27 (and on the following day, if necessary), will be opposed, but otherwise, according to Gazette 53, the hearing should proceed fairly smoothly.
Backings will be sought in large numbers at Swansea, from November 1-3. A considerable amount of opposition will be forthcoming, although the number of applications to be heard is comparatively small.
Metropolitan.
EXPRESS services from London to a wide variety of points will be the subject of applications in London, from November 2-4. From the list of applicants, Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., and Westminster Coaching Services, Ltd., may be singled out as two of the best known. Gazette 83 shows no objection.