Transcript Puzzle Halts Appeal
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APPEARING for a coach operator at an appeal hearing at Salisbury last week, Mr. Ingram Poole suddenly discovered that his transcript of the proceedings before the South Eastern Traffic Commissioners seemed to have several shortcomings.
Mr. Poole, who represented Silver Star Motor Services, had a quick look at the copy held by Mr. R. Crowther, for Tidworth Motor Coaches, and found that his own was much shorter. It was also shorter than the copy held by the chairman, Sir Maurice Holmes.
The inquiry adjourned for an early lunch. so that Mr. Ingram Poole could examine his document more closely. When the hearing was resumed, he reported that 14 full pages were missing, parts of other pages had gone astray, the numbering was irregular, and some pages did not read on to the ones that followed,
Mr. Crowther said although he sympathized with Mr. Poole, he would have to object' to an adjournment unless Silver Star were prepared to pay his costs for the day. This suggestion was rejected by Mr. Poole, and Mr. Crowther's objection was overruled by the chairman, who said he was clearly unable to proceed with the hearing.
Tidworth Motor Coaches were appealing against the grant of picking-up and setting-down points in their area to Silver Star, in respect of an express service between Porton Camp and Hudders'field.
LINLITHGOW TO BECOME IMPORTANT B.R.S. BASE
THE Linlithgow depot of British Road
Services is to become the main centre for the repair of certain engines when plans for its expansion are completed. This assurance has been givers to Mr. John Taylor, M.P. for West Lothian, who inquired into redundancy in the depot's workshop and repair sections.
B.R.S. agreed that there was redundancy at present, but allayed fears that the two sections were to close. They said there was a promise of increased activity and continuity, rather than elimination of the works.
FREE TRADE ONLY EXPORT CHANCE
-THE setting-up of a European free11. trade area would be the only means by which British goods could continue to be sent to the Continent. Without a free-trade area, our products would be excluded by tariffs from entering the common market. This was stated by Mr. Leslie Gamage, president of the Institute of Export, when he addressed secretaries of national trade associations in Londor last week.
He felt that the fear of German competition was over-emphasized. Germany was one of Britain's best customers. A free-trade area of some 250m. people would allow British inventions to be exploited whereas they often could not before because of the smallness of the home market.