Fighting Iniquitous Legislation
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THE annual supper of the hauliers' section of the Cambridge Sub-area of A.R.O. was held on Saturday last, and proved a great success. Mr. H. A. Newport, chairman of the sub-area, presided.
The chief constable of the borough spoke and sympathized with road operators in the many difficulties they have to overcome, more especially since the introduction of new legislation.
Mr. H. J. Lloyd, chairman of the Eastern Area of A.R.O., dealt with the growth of the Association and the fight it was making against iniquitous legislation. He spoke of the manner in which legislation had been put through Parliament, and said that
there are now over 100 members in the House of Commons who represent road interests, with a result that it would. be possible to put up a fight in the future that could never have been pat up in the past.
Mr. G. W. Irwin, honorary secretary of the Cambridge Sub-area, said that they were not in favour of the scale of wages and conditions laid down for operators in the area. In the district there were over 3,000 hauliers, over 2,000 of thembeing owner.drivers, there being only 720 by whom wages were paid. Referring to police &nut convictions, he thought that fthe astronomical mileages covered by mostcommercial vehicles should be takeninto account.