LICENCE REFUSALS IN YORKSHIRE.
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The Ministry of Transport Gives its Decisions on Inquiries Recently Held in the West Riding.
THE Ministry of Transport has given its decisions in the case of the recent appeals against the refusal of certain municipal authorities to issue licences, which were beard in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in no instance has the applicant been successful.
O. and C. Holdsworth, Ltd., of Halifax, which owns the Hebble Motor Services, sought licences from the Leeds Watch Committee for a service to Leeds from Halifax, and from the Keighley Corporation for a through service from Halifax to Keighley. The Leeds
authorities contended that there was congestion on the route to Leeds, whilst the Keighley authorities put forward the plea that, with a view to avoiding congestion in the borough, they had entered into an arrangement with the Halifax Corporation and the Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways, Ltd., to provide a througlr service from Keighley to Halifax. This, it was stated, would not involve an extra single bus journey over the congested portions of the route, as the local services would be reorganized to provide the through service.
It was stated that the Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways, Ltd„ was an applicant for a licence some years ago, and it was told that it would have first consideration if a licence was granted over this route. The company ran to Haworth and had loyally observed the bar put up by the corporation.
0. and C. Ffoldsworth, Ltd., contended that little or no congestion would be provided by the company's service. The Ministry simply states in its letter on the matter that, in view of the evidence tendered at the inquiry, it cannot recommend that the licences should be granted.
Mr. Tom Fletcher, of Cross Hills, also applied for a licence at the inquiry at Keialey, as he had been refused 'permission to ply for hire on a service he was running to Cowling. Messrs. E. Laycock and Sons, of Cowling, withdrew their appeal at the last moment, es it was announced that they had come to an agreement with the Keighley Corporation and the Colne Corporation.
The ground for the opposition to Mr. Fletcher's licence was that .the route would be sufficiently served by the joint working of the three concerns, and, apparently, the Ministry upholds this proposal, as the appeal has been dismissed. In neither the Halifax care nor in the Colne case has any step been taken yet to provide the proposed service, except that Messrs. Laycock and Sons hive continued to run the through service to Cane, which they commenced during the general strike.