Struggle Renewed
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Last week, Mr. Gerald Thcsiger, instructed by Amphlett and Co., presented the appeals against this refusal. He held that the statistical evidence of need was recognized by the Cowmissioner, who was, however, unduly influenced by the submissions of the L.M.S. and L.N.E. Railway companies that their facilities had not been fully utilized. Evidence in support of this argument, said Mr. Thesiger, was vague, unsatisfactory and misleading.
There was no evidence, he added, to support the basis of the Commissioner's decision, namely, that refusal to allow road operation in October would force traffic on to the railways. The success of road transport in attracting traffic
at a. high fare, he declared, and the apparent failure of the railways to secure it at a low rate, bore out the contention that coach travel was particularly suitable for the work in question.