State Board Appointments'
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otiowiNG the appointments of Sir Philip Warter as part-time chairman of the Transport Holding Company and • Sir Reginald Wilson .as managing direc-. tpr, Mr. Marples announced in the Commons on Wednesday that part-time directors (salary £1,000) will be Mr. Raymond C. Clifford-Turner, a London solicitor, Mr. Roy Matthews, a company director. and formerly a member of the Southern -Area Board of the B.T.C., Sir Mark Turner, another company director, and Colonel Cameron of Lochiel, chairman of the Scottish Area Board of British Railways and a part-time member of 'B.T.C.
Dr. Bceching is being formally appointed chairman of the new British Railways Board, his salary remaining £24,000, and his vice-chairman is Sir Steuart Mitchell (salary £8,000).
Full-time members of the Railways Board will be Mr. A. R. Dunbar, B.T.C. . manpower advisor and a member of the British Railways Committee, Mr. F. C. Margeits, the member of the British Railways Committee responsible for operating and planning, Mr. J. Ratter, Major. General G. N. Russell, Mr. P. H. Shirley. and Mr. L. H. Williams, all of thern fulltime members of the B.T.C.,
These members are each to receive £7,500, except Mr. Shirley who will continue to receive the 112,040 he got in industry.
Part-time members will be Mr. H. P. Barker, Colonel Cameron of Lochiel, Mr. F. Donnelly, Mr. J. MacNaughton Side3i and Mr. T. H. Summerson. Mr. MacNaughton Sidey is a part-time• member of the Southern Area Board of British Railways and the others are parttime members of the B.T.C. They are to receive a salary of £1,000.
Wednesday Questions
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Wednesday Questions
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UNTIL exhaust measurement techniques can be proved, we propose to continue with the present checks ", said Mr. Hay when he was asked on Wednesday to take "more rigorous action" to reduce diesel fumes. He added that the regulations against misuse of excess fuel devices, and the special road checks, were having a good effect.
In other replies, Mr. Hay said that: the Ministry of Transport is considering a proposal for one traffic area for all Wales; they refused to impose more restrictions on the carriage of abnormal loads;-they would not impose a maximum
permitted height on commercial vehicles to enable lower flyovers to be erected; and turned down a suggestion that L drivers should he accompanied by someone over 21 years old and who had held a full licence for at least two years.
Mr. Marples in Paris mR, MARPLES visited Paris this week to attend a one-day conference of 'European Transport Ministers. No statement was issued in London after the meeting.