Y.M.C.O. Forms a Hauliers' Section
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ASURPRISE development in the organization of hauliers has taken place in Yorkshire. It is the formation of a goods-transport section by Yorkshire Motor Coach Owners, Ltd., which, hitherto, has been linked up with the Road Haulage Association by the fact that its officials and a number of its directors have also been officials and committee members for the West Riding branch of the R.H.A. They have now resigned their positions with the Mild., and the title of the organization has been changed to Yorkshire Coach and Transport Owners Association, Ltd.
At the meeting of the West Riding branch of the R.H.A. at which the resignations of Mr. A. H. Butterwick • (chairman), Mr. 3*. Keeling (secretary) and members of the committee were announced, Mr. Keeling explained that the resignations were due to a disagreement with the policy of the R.H.A. with regard to applications for licences under the Road and Rail Bill. The R.H.A. had decided to deal with licence applications centrally, in London, but he and his colleagues felt that they should be handled locally. He fully recognized that the R.U.A. was doing valuable work, and he knew that it would continue to have the support of himself and many present, but he felt that he would not be doing justice to local operators if he were not in a position to deal locally with local matters.
Supporting the previous speaker's remarks, Mr. Butterwick said be would continue his membership of the R.H.A., but under that organization's present policy, no matter how much they in Yorkshire paid into the Association, questions arising in that area would be dealt with in just the seine manner as in the rest of the country.
The rates of annual subscription to the new section—to which ancillary users, as well as haulage 'contractors, are admitted—Are based on aggregate unladen weight, as follows—For the first 24 tons, £2; for the next 2i tons, £1; for every additional 2i tons, 10s.; maximum subscription, £10.
In a statement to our correspondent, Mr. Keeling said: "So soon as the Commissioners are in a position to deal with the issuing of forme of application for haulage licences, we shall Ask them to receive a deputation from us, with a view to ascertaining the most convenient method of preparing and dealing with applications."