Haulage Rates for Eggs Depressed B ECAUSE haulage rates for eggs
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were 1-) generally "cut to the bone," the Egg Marketing Board often had difficulty in obtaining operators who were willing to carry this htraffic. Mr. W. Davies, an Anglesey farmer, told Mr. F. Williamson, North Western Licensing Authority, this when he supported an application by Mr. H. R. Bulkeley, Amlwch, Anglesey, at
Caernarvon, last week.
Mr. J. Edward Jones, for the applicant, stated that he wanted to vary the conditions on his B licence in respect of one .vehicle of 41 tons to carry agricultural produce and requisites to the Manchester and Liverpool areas. At present he was limited to work in' Anglesey. Already one special-A-licensed vehicle wale operating to capacity on this work.
Mr. T. Owen, an agricultural merchant, said that the service he was receiving from Mr. BulkeIey was more or less satisfactory, but if his business expanded he would require further facilities. Replying to Mr. Edward Jones, he pointed out that the Marketing Board spent large sums of money advertising fresh eggs. It was no good delivering eggs to shopkeepers when they were four days old.
It was impossible to obtain a regular delivery service as most hauliers were not interested in the work. The extension of the B licence applied for would help solve the problem.
Mr. L. Jolly, a representative of British Railways, who objected, said that they were interested in the animal feeding stuffs which wcaild be included in the new conditions. At 21 stations throughout I4orth Wales there were facilities for storing this commodity, and they were quite capable of coping with more. They were not interested in egg traffic, however_ Mr. G. H. P. Beames, for the British Transport Commission, contended that the conditions should be stated in clearer terms, and preferably exclude feeding stuffs.
Mr. F:" Williamson granted conditions to read: "carriage of livestock and eggs to Manchester and Liverpool with return loads for Mr. Tom Owen, Anglesey."