B.T.C. Charges Tao' • High, Says Appellant
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AN appeal, in which the rates charged by the British Transport Commission for carrying racehorses were the central point of contention, was heard in Loadon on Tuesday by the TranspoW Tribunal. Decision. was reserved on Wednesday and may be given today.
The appellant was Mr. W. H. Gray, a Beverley racehorse trainer, who had been refused a B licence for a horsebox by the Yorkshirelicensing Authority. The B.T.C. responded.
Mr. C. R. Beddington, for the appellant, said that, Mr. Gray sought the licence to transport horses from his stable to race meetings. The B.T.C.'s services were inconvenient and, more important, their charges were too high. A case had been made out for a cheap horsebox service, which Mr. Gray pro
posed to provide. .
"Although several witnesses had, Mr. Beddington continued, stated that they thought the Commission's charges excessive, the Licensing Authority had made no reference to this matter in his written decision. He had not appreciated that the objectors had failed to discharge the burden , of proving that their services were altogether suitable.
Mr. Samuel-Gibbon, for the B.T.C, said the evidence showed that only the single horse rate was in question. As there were Only about 12 occasions during the year when Mr. Gray was affected by this rate, it was not a reasonable ground on which to ask for a licence.
During the original hearing, it had been stated that the grant of the licence might cause the Commission's Beverley horsebox to be withdrawn. "If one has primary regard to persons requiring transport in and around Beverley, the granting of this licence would not, on the whole, be a good thing," Mr. Samuel-Gibbon added.
TIPPER SHORTAGE IN THE WEST T'HE Western Licensing Authority
stated on Tuesday that he was. satisfied hat there was a shortage of tippers in Yalton and Portishead, Mr. J. E. Forristal, Hartcliffe, Bristol, applied for a B licence to run a tipper within 25 miles. He gave evidence of difficulty in hiring tippers from Western Transport, Ltd., who objected.
The Authority observed that Western Transport had not seen fit to rebut Mr. Forristal's evidence. The application was granted.
El 21,000 ROAD GRANT AGRANT of £121,000 towards the €287.000 needed by Leeds Corporation to build a new road, to ease the traffic flow through the centre of the city, has been made by the Ministry of Transport. An 80-ft.-wide road will extend for 530 yd. between Headrow and Westgate, witha big roundabout at the junction with St. Paul's Street, and enable traffic to avoid congestion.