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The Growth of Bulk Grain Deliveries

27th January 1961
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

'THE demand for bulk grain delivery I• vehicles will grow in the future, said Sir Hubert Hull, president, in an appeal at the Transport Tribunal in London last week. "It is, therefore, not unreasonable for provision to be made for that demand," he said, upholding a decision of the Western Licensing Authority in allowing W. G. Golding and Sons, Ltd., of Wotton-under-Edge, near Bristol, to. .add a grain-carrying vehicle to their Alicence.

The appeal against the decision was made by Hill and Sons (Holley and Denmead), Ltd., of Botley, near Southampton. Sir Hubert went on to say that if his prognostications were unfounded, Golding's would be the people to suffer. They would have spent £.1,000 on converting a vehicle and if the demand was not there, the vehicle would then be to a great extent unemployable. Referring to allegations that the present demand was being met adequately, the president said that there was no one suffering substantial hardship because of an insufficient supply of vehicles, but it was reasonable of the Licensing Authority and reasonable of the Tribunal to think that the demand would grow for that type of delivery.

No Principle Involved Hill's had said they could meet the needs now and in the future, but their availability was not sufficiently constant to make that reasonably certain. Sir Hubert added: "It is a case which invites no opinion on a question of principle from the Tribunal."

Mr. C. R. Beddington, who represented Hill's, said earlier that two of Golding's vehicles had been converted to bulk carriers—a radical departure from their

declaration of normal use. " The Tribunal," hc said, "may think that these licences. were obtained without the need being proved for them and may feel the declaration of intention is no longer being fulfilled.

" These proceedings before the Licensing Authority contained irregularities which to say the least were deplorable." The Authority seemed to think that Hill's share of the work was enough and since Golding's had applied they should have it.

Sir Hubert: " It is not the business of a Licensing Authority to share out work."

REPRIEVE

HULL Corporation Transport Commince were told last week by Mr. G. E. Atkinson, the Deputy City Treasurer, that instead of a deficit of £73,675, the department expected to end the year 1960-61 with a surplus of t3,246. He said this change had resulted mainly from increased income, reduced working expenses and the use of a balance of E14,703 from the beginning of the year.

" REPLACE L.T.E."

THE support of Hemel Hempstead

(Herts) Borough Council is being sought for a proposal by a local coach firm to replace London Transport bus services in the town. A meeting of the Labour-controlled council's Transport Advisory Committee is being called to discuss the scheme.

The firm, Ronsway, Ltd., has drawn up a schedule of services which it claims would be more efficient and economical than those operated by the L.T.E. The constituency Liberal Association have announced support for the scheme.

NYLON TRIM WHEN the British Nylon Fair is held IN at the Albert Hall, London, on February 6-10, a new nylon fabric for vehicle upholstery and trimming will be shown for the first time by BrocklehurstWhiston Amalgamated Ltd., Macclesfield. Cheshire. DAME IRENE'S SUCCESS

DAME IRENE WARD, M.P. for Tynemouth, has been informed by the Minister of Transport that a clause will be inserted in the new Road Safety Bill making it compulsory for trolleybus drivers to report accidents to the police in the same manner as drivers of other road vehicles.

Miss Ward had drawn attention to the existing situation when a woman was killed by a trolleybus at Newcastle-onTyne, and it was revealed that drivers of trolley vehicles were not obliged to report accidents to the police.

TIGHTER CONTROLS

THE Federal German Government announced in Bonn last Week that it plans to tighten control of non-German goods vehicles crossing road barriers into West Germany. Customs officers will be instructed to turn back such vehicles arriving with incomplete documentation. while the Federal Office for LongDistance Road Goods Transport will increase its degree of supervision of good; vehicles entering the country.


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