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its kind in the area, the Northern leputy Licensing Authority, last week, tfused to allow Mr. J. Pugh, of arrow-in-Furness, to operate vehicles urchased from Messrs. T. A. and F. N.
rundry. Objections were lpdged by ve hauliers.
Mr. Pugh, who held a B licence for
vehicles, said that he had bought ie Gundry business in June, but had )t inquired whether there was a subantial business or net. A statement ! trading submitted to the inspector of xes for the year ended June 30 showed turnover of about £900, half of which, was understood was from sales of .ewood. Figures relating to the applint's own vehicles showed the average rnings to be some £6 a week.
Two companies wrote letters to say at they were prepared to employ Mr. Pugh, but two of the objectors stated that they had been working for them for many years and that, to their knowledge, Gundry's lorries had never been used by the customers.
The Authority said that from the evidence it was impossible for him to ascertain whether the vendors had a business to sell. He accepted the two objectors' evidence that they had done the work far the two companies, and took into account that Mr. Pugh's own vehicles were not fully employed.