airy runs were illegal
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No action would be taken against C. W. as Transport Services Ltd., of Brough, use of its irregular operations under a :ract A licence in connection with the age of milk for the Express Dairy Co. Ltd., the Northern LA, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, at iquiry in Appleby on Tuesday. It had been d to hear representations from three hau, G. A. Stamper of Culgarth, E. Kidd of ing and H. Keighley of Ribchester.
aSayers, Mr. W. Scorer said the three s under contract to the Milk Marketing :d had been called on occasionally to help he Dairy in an emergency, taking milk out ppleby to other dairies for bottling. The belonged to the MMB after collection at s until it was unloaded at the Express y. After cooling the milk, the Express ved instructions from the Board as to its )sal, which was carried out by the Dairy's ensed vehicles and outside haulage. They ?d accounts to the consumer and were bursed by the Board.
had been suggested by the MMB that if rs had a tanker available it would be enient for the Dairy to use it. However, ig considered the facts, "we admit that rertently Sayers is in breach of his ConA licence conditions," said Mr. Scorer.
r the hauliers making representation, Mr. Campbell Wardlaw said he had evidence ove that outside haulage was available, licensed for the carriage of this milk, but tquiry had produced the desired result.
F. E. Betts, Express general manager at
Appleby, said he had five of his tankers taking milk out and nine on collections. Hauliers' vehicles were required 300 days a year and it could vary from 10 to 16 a day. It was a very fluctuating business. Being unable to get any other tankers, he had called on Sayers. He had not realized that this was not permitted. "All I want to do is to get the milk away. It is a very perishable commodity," Mr. Betts told the LA. He said he would be willing to support an open A licence application.