THE COMMISSIONERS' WORK SUMMARIZED TO DATE
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Figures from Gazettes Show that About 5.9 Per Cent of Applications Heard Have Been Refused THE figures appearing in the accompanying table give a valuable insight Into the results of the work completed to date by the Traffic Commissioners under the Road Traffic Act, 1930. They were placed before those present at the Open meeting held under the auspices of the Motor Hirers and Coach Services Association in London on September 28th, and have been extracted from gazettes of notices and proceedings received up to that date. The figures include licences and backings, also short-period licences and backings.
It will be seen that nearly 40,000 applications have so far been listed by the Commissioners as having been received. Of these applications approxi inately 70 per cent, have already been listed for hearing and, Of course, most of those listed for hearing have by now been heard. Approximately 40 per cent. of the applications received have been decided upon.
Of the 15,813 decisions which the 'Commissioners in the 13 areas have so far announced, licences have been granted in about 86.5 per cent, of instances, whilst refusals amount to 5.9 per cent, and withdrawals amount to 7.6 per cent.
The figures in the appeal columns are not very helpful, because it has already been intimated by the Minister of Transport in the House of Commons that 76 apreal cases have been heard and that 48 decisions have been arrived at, 44 of these being in favour of the Commissioners' rulings and the remaining four against those rulings.
It will be remembered that the former B42 Minister of Transport announced some time ago that during the first few months of the administration of Part IV of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, about 150 appeals bad been received at the Ministry. The latest information to hand from the Ministry of Transport is that the outstanding number of appeals in which decisions have not yet been announced, including, of course, some that have by now been heard, is approximately 250.