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of pettifogging objec tion which does British Railways no good at all," said Mr. T. D. Corpe at Bristol on Thursday when making an application on behalf of J. H. Wilmot and Sons, Ltd., Nailsworth, Glos. The application was to vary the conditions of a licence in respect of two vehicles so that they could carry general goods within a radius of 25 miles of operating centre, instead of 20 miles as at present.
It was stated that the applicant company had three vehicles and they wanted to be able to carry "other goods" for 0H. King and Sons, Nailsworth, from the port at Avonmouth which . their present restricted distance did not allow.
Asked by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, what the point of the railways' objection was, Mr. George Mercer said one of the reasons was that the traffic carried for King and Sons had declined last year.
Mr. Corpe pointed out that although Wilmot's business had been started by the present applicant's grandfather, they had not got "general goods on their licence. It was, he submitted, not right that an old-established business -should be pinned down as to the types of goods they could carry over this distance. The Licensing Authority should exercise his discretion.
Mr.. Nelson said he had not heard any evidence that goods, apart from coal, would he carried over this distance by B.R. The application would be granted.