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Inverness takes Highland fling at Perth
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• The financial committee of Inverness town council decided on Monday to mount a massive protest against a proposal to centralize in Perth inquiries into bus fares (CM September '12).
Angry councillors felt they were being "bull-dozed" into accepting a decision to hear in Perth on October 2 a case for a general increase in Scottish bus fares. They considered that hearings should be held in each area affected.
Provost W. A. Smith waded into the attack when he claimed that the Highlands had quite different problems from those in other parts of
Scotland—and that any decision affecting the Highland area should be made at Inverness.
Cllr. Mrs. Mabel Skinner said that Inverness and District Trades Council had already agreed unanimously to oppose any increase in fares, and had also written to Mr. Russell Johnston MP, asking his support.
Cllr. Kenneth MacLeod said that if hearings were to be held in Perth it might mean that at least three days' stay would be involved. Councillors, old-age pensioners and others could not afford to go "terpsichoring" down to Perth to such meetings.
Provost Smith commented: "There should be a proper outburst from the North. This is not democratic government"
The town clerk also claimed there was no justification for increasing fares, particularly in Inverness burgh. He maintained that that town's case had nothing to do with the national case.
The committee agreed unanimously to fight against the Perth proposal. To continue this fight, if they fail in this objection, they agreed to consider joining a proposed new national working party of local authorities, which the county clerk of Stirling had asked the committee to support,