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Protest in " Partnership "• Split Case A T the resumed
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hearing of an appeal, at Leeds, last week, Mr. W. R. Hargrave (for the West Yorkshire Road Car Co.., Ltd.) said: " I wish to protest against an allegation made at the previous hearing, that my client employed a backdoor method to get hold of a licence in order to compete with another operator. We resent that implication. It was entirely uncalled for and was completely contrary to the evidence which was placed before the Commissioners."
The appeal was by Messrs. William Pyne and Sons, of Camwall Road, Harrova I e, against the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners' grant of a licence to the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., permitting that company to take over from Seanor and Co., Harrogate, a Harrogate-Blackpool service.
At the previous hearing it was ex plained that Messrs. Pyne and Messrs. Seanor had for years operated on alternate days under separate licences on the Harrogate-Blackpool route, hut, by arrangement between the two firms, what was in effect a daily service was run under the joint title of White Coach Tours, The dispute had arisen through an arrangement for the West 'Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., to purchase Messrs. Seanor's interest in White Coach Tours.
When the bearing of the appeal was resumed, Mr. Hargrave said that both Messrs. pyne and, Messrs. Seanor. had at some time negotiated with the West Yorkshire company for the sale of their interests. In the end Messrs. Seanor had come to 'terms with the West Yorkshire company, and Mr. Pyne had not.
Remarking that one of Mr. Seanor's conditions of sale was that his partners should be employed by the purchasing company, Mr. Hargrave added: • Assuming that this appeal. were allowed, the partners in Seanor's would be forced either to seek..employment with Mr. Pyne or to carry on under the name of Seanor. It is manifest that the members of the partnership were concerned with their Own employment, an that they joined the West Yorkshire company to get better jobs." It would be an appalling thing, said Mr. .Hargrave, if it were dictated to the partners that they should lie content to be employed by their own particular firm. No change would be made in thei routine of alternate operation, the West Yorkshire company would not use the name "White Coach Tours," and would not interfere with Mess's. Pyne's bookings.
MODERNIZING COUNCIL . SYSTEM.
EFFORTS are to be made by West I--/Hartlepool Town Council to popularize its transport service. Mr. C. A. Hopkins, transport manager to Sunderland Corporation, is to advise the council.
A committee proposes expediting the 'ptesent bus system, and possibly to develop new routes, also introducing cheaper travelling facilities, including return tickets. .
GATESHEAD TO RUN TROLLEY BUS SYSTEM?
GATESHEAD Town Council has decided to . exercise its option to purchase the undertaking in the Gateshead district of the Gateshead and District Tramways Co. It is understood that, the council may consider scrapping the trams and introdUcing a trolleybus service. This would cost about £200,000.
The Gateshead and District Tramways Co. operates over 12i miles of route through Dunston, Gateshead and Felling. The council's option to purchase falls due every seven years. It is understood that the majority of the town councillors is in favour of introducing trolleybuses.
EDINBURGH MAKES OWN TRAFFIC PROBLEM?
REMARKING_ that Princes. Street was boosted so. that people• thought it was " the only streeig in-the city," Mr. A. Henderson, chairman of the Southern Scotland Traffic Commissioners, last week, blamed Edinburgh for creating a traffic problern in tha Iambus thoroughfare. '
The question at issue was whether coaches on a mystery tour run by the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., from Linlithgow, and embracing Edinburgh, should pass along the gardens side or the shopping side of Princes Street,Mr% Henderson said that the corporation had always agreed to coach tours making at least one journey along Princes Street, and he suggested that the municipality and the S.M.T. should consult in an endeavour to reach an amicable agreement.
"FITNESS " APPEAL FAILS.
THE Minister of Transport has dismissed the appeal of Mrs. E. E. Hills, of Wrotham, against a refusal of the Metropolitan Area Certifying Officer to issue a Certificate of Fitness in respect of a bus.
HIGHER WAGES THIS WEEK.
TNCREASED wages for employees of
Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., came into operation this week. So far as conductors are concerned, all rates of less than 9d. per hour have been abolished, and iages have been increased by -id. per hour, with id. per hour extra for operatives on doubledeckers..
Rates for conductors now vary from 9d. to Is. per hour. Drivers receive -front Is. Id. to Is, 3d. per hour. Overtime at the rate of time-and-a-quarter is to be paid after 54 hours of work per week.
EXTENDING BIGGEST DEPOT.
• A LREADY the biggest bus depot /-1,. in the world, the Chiswick. works of London Transport are to be further enlarged, to increase the accommodation from 5,500 to 7,500 buses. Two new buildings and a new wing are to be constructed.