Bournemouth Conference Discusses Passengef -transport Topics
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THE Municipal Tramways and Transport Association held its annual conference in Bournemouth last week, HE
the Presidency of Alderman H. Clark, J.P. '(Chairman of the Transport Committee, Rochdale). In addition to the business sessions, an attractive social programme was arranged, thanks to the Bournemouth Corporation.
Cheques and medals were presented by the President as prizes to the successful competitors in the Association's Annual Essay Competition for 1936 (the eleventh year). Essays were submitted by members of administrative and supervisory staffs, operating staffs and craftsmen and maintenance staffs, and prizes were awarded to the following :£5 and a silver medal to Mr. Lindsay S. Keith (chief clerk, Dundee Corporation Transport Dept.) ; £5 and a silver medal to Mr. A. E. Kitchen (assistant accountant, Leicester Corporation Transport Dept.) ; 110 and a silver medal to Mr. John Campbell (inspector, Edinburgh Corporation Transport Dept.) ; £10 and a silver medal to Mr. W. M. Forbes (technical engineering assistant, Cardiff Corpora. tion Transport Dept.) ; 110 and a silver medal to Mr. W. Holmes (welder fitter, Leeds Corporation Transport Dept.).
It was announced that the Council had elected as honorary members of the Association Mr. A. T. Eardley and Mr. L. Mackinnon, J.P., both retired from the industry during the year.
Election of Officers.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year :President, Mr. C. Owen Silvers (manager, Wolverhampton); vice-president, Alderman Arthur H. Gledhill, J.P. (chairman, Halifax) ; hon. treasurer, Mr. R. Stuart Filcher (manager, Manchester).
The Presidential Address
I N his presidential address, Ann. H. CLARK, J.P., chairman, Rochda.12. Transport Committee, said that 189 essayists, from a staff of some 70,000 persons in municipal transport, constitute an inadequate recognition of the facilities provided by the Association solely for employees. During 10 years ended 1934-1935, the revenue from municipal tramways declined from 124,000,000 to 113,500,000, and the passengers from 4,000,000,000 to 2,500,000,000. The surplus, after meeting working expeOses, debt-repayment, etc., increased from id. for every 25 passengers M. 1931-1932 to Id. for every eight in 19341935. These figures suggest the rapid extinction of tramways indebtedness, and continued acceleration in the transition to other modes of conveyance.