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ADC fights on and claims more clout
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HE SUCCESSES of the kssociation of District Colinus were highlighted last week iy ADC chairman Councillor iorman Harris when he ipened the annual conference Scarborough.
"First and foremost we are till here," he said, and added hat only the Waveney underking had had disappeared since 1St year's conference at Eastourne.
He pointed out that ADC ad been able to make its preance felt in powerful circles y influencing the passage of le 1978 Transport Act, and ?called how a group of transort managers had cornered a nown anti-bus member of the :anding committee on the "They throughly converted im to our point of view," said Ir Harris, who added: "I have ot counted the number of mes the ADC is mentioned in ie columns of Hansard, but it mds to become rather onotonous and demonrates clearly what can be )ne when we have the full eight of this national organation behind us."
He said that ADC was ?.eping a close watch on EEC atters, and said it was still .essing for private hires to be :empted from the 543/69 rolig week where they were orked within 50km radius, He concluded by saying: "Clearly our role is well known. Let us live up to it."
Transport Under-Secretary John Horam told the conference he was concerned by the delays in introducing local concession fares schemes.
He mentioned 39 schemes which had been introduced or were in the pipeline, but added: "But there are still many glaring gaps. For instance, there are still 21 councils who have no concessionary fare scheme at all and have no plans to introduce one.
"Indeed, three of these have• actually abandoned schemes already."
He also hit out at councils with "very poor" schemes, including one where the district council is spending "the princely sum" of E200 a year on its concessions.
Mr Horam concluded by saying: "Concessionary fares schemes thus make sense from almost every angle, and Government money and help is available. Yet many councils still have only meagre schemes, and a substantial number still has none.
"I must ask: 'Why are they waiting?' The public, I believe, will not allow them to dither much longer."
Chartered Institute of Transport education and training director Arthur Beckenham pleaded with delegates to encourage local authorities to promote CIT study among their employees.
And Surrey County Council public transport co-ordinator D. H. Allison, speaking on public transport planning effort, said responsibility had to be allocated between national, county, and district administrations, He added that proper machinery had to be established to ensure that the councils' work is approached coherently.