"Butchers Entering Haulage World "
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WHEN Gwent Transport •(Swansea), VV Ltd., last week opposed the applications of nine operators to the South Wales Licensing•Authority to work for United Carriers, Ltd., Mr. J. M. Shaw, for the applicants, said of the objecting concern: "They are not a company of haulage people at all. They are butchers seeking to come into the haulage world. They are seeking to put out of business a number of people who have earned their living by vehicles all their lives. This is part of a trade war being waged by Gwent Transport, who are trying to step up their • business in other areas and are trying to capture the business of these other operators."
Mr. Shaw said that the objectors acquired their first vehicle in January this year.
Mr. Rosser John, for the objectors, said that evidence of need did not exist. In one instance, he stated, three vehicles had earned only £45 a week. This was „bound to lead to wasteful competition. Decision was reserved.
BUS SERVICE RUN FOR 8d. A MILE?
WHEN Messrs. Mattinson's Coaches, VV Abbeytown, applied to the Northern Licensing Authority last week to extend their Silloth-Skinblimess service westwards to Blitterlees, they estimated -that the costs would be 8d.-9d. a mile.
Mr. J. L. R. Croft, for Cumberland Motor Services, • Ltd., who objected, stated that the company, who already ran between Silloth and Blitterlees, found the costs to be at least Is. 8d. a mile, and that for 10 months of the year ran the service at a loss.
The Authority rejected the application because, he said, it had been badly prepared and presented.
DOUBLE CHRISTMAS FARES? nECISION was reserved by York"-, shire Licensing Authority last week when East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd.,sought to charge double fares on Christmas Day on their services linking
Hull and its suburbs. Seven routes were concerned, Last March, Hull Transport Department were granted permission to charge double fares on Christmas Day, and the company's application was designed to remove anomalies that might arise on parallel routes.
PART-TIME PLATFORM STAFF? DART-TIME platform staff on Birmingham Transport Department's buses would ease the situation created by a shortage of workers, the local employment committee have suggested. The committee are to discuss the matter with the general manager of the undertaking, although previous talks were inconclusive.
The engineering side of the undertaking is said to be willing to employ part-time labour. Skilled fitters might be employed on Saturday mornings.