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M.P. Who Had Not Heard of the Act rAN the
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occasion of the annual dink...Iner of the Wellington and Market Drayton Sub-area, A.R.O., held last week, there were nearly 200 people present. Mr. C. A. Loosemore, chairman of the sub-area, was in the chair, and amongst those present were Mr. R. W. Sewill, national director, A.R.O., and S.T.R., of The Commercial Motor.
S.T.R., in proposing the toast of
The Association," claimed the privilege as a right, in view of the fact that he, in company with the editor of The Commercial Motor, was responsible for the beginnings of the movement. He explained that the battle the Association was fighting had, as its principal objective, that of securing the right of the individual to exercise his choice of means for transport.
This was most important, and S.T.R. cited instances in which freedom. of choice had meant all the difference between success and failure. In coupling with the toast the name of Mr. Sewill, he pointed out that Mr. Sewill, himself a haulage contractor, had already fought a hand-to-hand battle with the . railway companies and knew his subject inside add out.
Mr. Sewill, in replying for the Association, referred to some of the particular difficulties experienced by those in the area, especially in regard to the carriage of livestock. He was afraid that as matters stood at present, they could not claim that the fittings and extensions which they put on their vehicles
in order to enable them to carry livestock occasionally, could be excluded when weighing the vehicle for purposes of tax classification. He said that the Association were making representations to the Ministry on this feature, and that they were having the support of the National Farmers' Union.
Referring to what had been said by S.T.R., he said that the farming industry in particular was grateful for the facilities which they now enjoyed as the outcome of the development of road transport. Instead of cattle having to go on the hoof for part of the journey and then, perhaps, because of unavailability of through routes, take twenty-four hours to travel 10 miles, the animals could now go all the way in a motor vehicle in less than an hour.
He referred to the negotiations that were proceeding in reference to milk transport, and pointed out that distributors of milk were actually making money out of the haulier. The Milk Board, he said, was legally responsible and must take its responsibilities_ He referred to the excellent work which was being done by The Commercial Motor, especially in respect of the lectures which S.T.R. was delivering.
Mr. Beresford, chairman of the West Midland Area, A.R.O., in proposing the toast of the sub-areas, said it was small wonder that road transport affairs were mishandled in Parliament. At a recent conference there was present an M.P.. who confessed that he had never heard of the Road and Rail Traffic Act.
Railway Standards Imposed on Road Hauliers.
• Frequent summonses for overloading, due to railway weight standards being imposed on road hauliers, has resulted in the West Midland Area of A.R.O. taking this matter up vigorously, and as a result of an interview between Mr. R. W. Sewill, the national director, and the secretary of the National Federation of Clay Industries, it is hoped that steps will be taken to remedy this trouble.