HIGHER WAGES CLAIM FOR BUS WORKERS EFORE a special tribunal,
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hearings began this week of claims by three unions for wage increases for 200,000 bus and tram workers, Mr, Craig Henderson is chairman of the tribunal. The claims of workers of London Transport, municipal undertakings, and company-owned services in England and Nales, were due to be heard separately.
A.R.O. SUB-AREA OFFICIALS IN YORKSHIRE
QUB-AREA annual meetings held in sJA.R.0.2s Yorkshire Area, last week, were addressed by Mr. R. E. Britton, of Hull, Area chairman ; Mr. J. A. M. Bright, of Selby, chairman of the Area's Haulage Sectional Board ; Mr. J. T. Rodwell, of Wombwell, chairman of the Yorkshire Area Standing Joint Committee and of the Yorkshire Regional Road-Rail Committee's road panel; and Mr. R., G. Crowther, of Wakefield.
The following officers were elected for the sub-areas named :—Selby Chairman, Mr. J. A. M. Bright (re-elected). Dewsbury: Chairman, Mr. H. Pickard (re-elected). Barnsley : Chairman, Mr. T. Roberts ; vice-chairman, Mr. G. W. Thompson. Doncaster : Chairman, Mr. R. Pearson (re-elected) ; vice-chairman, Mr. J. W. Ilanson. Huddersfield: Chairman, Councillor J. G. Gee ; vice-chairman, Mr. L. Baddeley ; hon. secretary, Mr. H. Firth.
KEEP YOUR WASTE PAPER CLEAN
THERE is a strong 'belief in official quarters that the biggest loss of paper occurs through housewives mixing their kitchen refuse or ashes with their waste paper, despite the fact, that such a procedure is now an offence. It is up to the head of every household, who, in most • eases, is the husband, to bring this fact to the notice of his wife, but anyone else noticing such waste would perform a public service by giving this warning.
LONDON C.M.U.A. A.G.M.
HE a.g.m. of the London and Home Counties Division of the C.M.U.A. will be held on April 19. The business will include the election of the Divisional Committee and of the Divisional Sectional Boards of the year 1943-44.
REQUISITIO,NING OF LAID-UPCAR TYRES PROCEEDS A'SWERING a question by Mr. Rostron Duckworth the Minister of Supply stated in the House last week that the requisitioning of tyres of certain sizes from laid-up cars had just been completed in the Wokingham and Ascot areas of Berkshire and in the Postal districts of N.W.1, N.W.3, N.W.5, and N.W,8 of London. Sir Andrew Duncan added that similar action would shortly be taken in other areas in respect of the requisitioning of tyres.
SCOTTISH RATES SCHEDULES FIXED WE are advised by the Scottish W Carriers and Haulage Contractors' Association that the rates sub-committee of the Road and Rail Central Conference VI Southern Scotland has now agreed upon a schedule of rates for the carriage of certain classes of goods between Glasgow and Stirling, rates for
smalls " traffic having previously been agreed Upon by the operators concerned. Thus,the schedules for this particular stream of traffic are now complete.