Corporation Unable to Beat 10s. a Day Bus
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To provide a special bus for the Leeds Kosher school meals service a private operator in the city had quoted 10s. a day, and Leeds City Transport could not compete with such a low rate, the Yorkshire -Traffic Commissioners heard on Monday. Mr. A. Stone, deputy traffic manager of the undertaking, said that if Mr. Wilfred Taylor were granted a licence for theservice there could be similar applications for other social ventures.
Mr. Taylor was seeking an express licence to run between Chapeltown School and the Cowper Street canteen. On his behalf, Mr. J. Graham said a similar licence for journeys to and from Harehills School was granted in August, 1957. If children used service buses they had to walk 500 yards unescorted and encountered two busy road junctions.
Mr. Graham pointed out that, because parents would allow their children to travel only by special bus, the corporation would not lose one actual or potential passenger.
Mr. Stone replied that it was a question of principle rather than loss of passengers. Thousands of children were walking greater distances.
Granting a licence for a year's trial period, restricted to children of the Jewish faith up to 11 years of age, the chairman, Maj. F. S._Eastwood, said they would have preferred the corporation to provide the service, but could not expect them to do so for the amount of money offered.
30 PHONE CALLS FAILED, HAULIER • • TELLS BENCH
ACCUSED of operating a lorry with excessive weight on the rear axle, William' H. Beaumont, James -Street. Selby, claimed last week that he had made 30 telephone calls to try to hire another vehicle. He told Snaith West Riding Magistrates that when he was asked to early two batches of steel girders from a dismantled R.A.F. camp he realized that his vehicle was too small, but could not hire another one.
Supt. E. V. White said the lorry was stopped twice in July and it was found that the rear axle was overweight on both occasions.
Mr. N. Holloway, defending, pointed out that the trouble arose because the weight could not be distributed evenly. Beaumont was fined a total of 16, and two drivers were each fined fl.
VOLKSWAGEN OUTPUT 47.2% UP
OUTPUT of Volkswagen commercial vehicles was last year 47.2 per cent. higher than in 1956. The number built was 91,993—an average of 383 a day.
Of 92,120 Volkswagen commercial vehicles sold during the year. 31,677 went to the home market. According to a progress report from the company, 37.6 per cent.' of the new commercial vehicles registered in Germany last year were Volkswagen. The company were responsible for 51.6 per cent. of commercialvehicle exports from Germany.