Transport of Films Increases
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D EFERENCE to the growth of the
film, wireless and gramophone industries in the west country was made when Film Transport Services (Cardiff), Ltd., applied to the Western Licensing -Authority, at Exeter, last Friday, for the variation of an A licence by the addition of a vehicle at the Exeter base.
Mr. R. D. Corpe, for the applicant, said that the larger number of cinemas which the company sewed had led to a considerable increase in the transport of films and equipment. The change in the length of programmes from one long and one short film to two long ones had also brought about additional carrying. Cornwall had to be divided into two sections, north and south, with 17 and 15 cinemas respectively, 'and the applicant found it impossible to serve them with only one vehicle.
Objection had been entered by the Southern Railway Co,, but Mr. J. C. Chambers, in withdrawing oppositicin, said that the railway companies would often take such a course if it had audited figures put before it, as had been done in that case.
Mr. A. F. Nicholson, in announcing the granting of the application, said that many applicants went away digappointed because their applications had had to be refused throughlack of evidence, when, perhaps, if -the .case had been presented properly, they would have been upheld., Mr. Nicholson added that he bad. preparcdai Circularwhich was intended to.' be helpful to such applicants, and when additional vehicles were now being applied for, he was sending out a Copy of the circular for the assistance. .of
applicants. .
. A similar document has been issued by the North-Western licensing Authority, and was summarized in otir issue dated December 13,