Wallace Arnold Bid Opposed
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THE hearing by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority of applications by Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., for 34 additional excursions and tours from Biadford, Farsley, Horsforth, Leeds and Staimingley. and 20 new football destinations from Leeds and Bradford. continued on Tuesday at Leeds.
There were strong objections by J. W. Kitchin and Sons, Ltd., Rogers Motor Coaches, Leeds, British Railways, and associated companies—the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co., Ltd., Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., Hobble Motor Services, Ltd., also the East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd„ and United Automobile Services, Ltd.
There were additional objections to the Bradford application from Wardways. Ltd., Binaley, and Sam Ledgard (Bradford), Ltd.
The objectors who opposed the application as a whole contended that it must ba. viewed against the background of Wallace Arnold's linking facilities. This area, with a catchment ground of nearly a million passengers, had not to be viewed from any particillar focal point.
For the associated companies, it was submitted that proposed tours to the east and west coasts, Yorkshire abbeys and so on would abstract traffic from rural and other stage-carriage services already operating below cost.
Mr. J. Evans, for the independent operators, said that it was impassible to exaggerate the importance of this application to other excursions and tours operators in the area. In face of the opposition aroused and the lack of evidence of need, the application was undesirable its the interests of the industry. It would give Wallace Arnold a schedule enabling them to offer every
conceivable kind of excursion to increase their traffic and seal off all future competition in the area. Uneconomic loads could be made economic by linking to the detriment of every other operator.
Mr. Malcolm Barr, for Wallace Arnold, said that when they had applied for additions in "penny tots" there was not a murmur from the objectors. Because it was a general application, it was now said to be undesirable. As operators carrying several hundred thousand passengers a year, they were in a position to judge the public desires.
There were vehicle limitations to linking arid there had been no objection to the original proposal. It was essential that operators should produce new ideas, and the licences of those who wen not farsighted enough would become moribund.
Decision was reserved.
FORD EXCHANGE PLAN
ANEW scheme has been introduced by the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., to cover part exchanges of vehicles and the sales of guaranteed vehicles of all makes. The scheme will enable Ford dealers readily to accept all types of vehicle in part exchange, and 90-day warranties will be issued for vehicles concerned. The scheme is known as the A.1 used-vehicle plan.
APPRENTICES' PAY AGREED A N agreement has been reached by the employers and trade unions concerned in the vehicle-building industry concerning minimum rates of pay for apprentices, boys and youths. As from June 7, rates for such workers aged 15-15?, are 25 per cent, of craftsmen's pay, rising to 85 per cent, at the age of 20.-2l.