Livestock Carriers Criticize M.O.F.
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WHEN a functional group of livestock carriers-in the Yorkshire West Riding Area of the Road Haulage, : Association was formed at a Meeting z in Leeds. on September 9, the newly "aPpointed committee was asked to take ..up two subjects of ceiticism concerning opeiation of the Ministry of Food's organization for cattle transport.
Some of the criticism referred to cases in which it was said that livestock hauliers had suffered from a lack of assistance in the loading of cattle 'on their vehicles at the collecting stations of the Ministry.
Mr. George Lindsey, of Tingley, chairman of the group, said that the instructions of the M.O.F. with reference to the loading of . cattle at collecting stations, wae that the district chairman of auctioneers most keep sufficient personnel to assist in the loading..
The committee was also asked to give attention to the allocation .04-livestock traffic as 'b.etWe.e.6 road and rail in the West Riding. It was contended that "there.ehould be more movement of live-stock by road, .and'-cases were -cited
which. cattle were said to have been sent by rail for a journey of three miles.
Moves to obtain conceasiphs for livestock careiers in connection. with vehicle 'taxation and the speed limit, were mentioned by .Mr. Lindsey When making an -appeal—which bore fruit— that a number of non-members present should join the R.:H.A. If the special vehicle fitments they used _kir, cattfe transport were excluded from 'vehicle tairation, the_ financial benefit theywould reCeive -would far exceed the cost of their membership al R.H.A.; and an increaee from 20 m.p:h. to 30 m.p.h, in the speed limit would also be a valuable concession.
In additipn to his election as chairman of the group, Mr. Lindsey was appointed its representativeon -R.H.A.'s national functional group . of livestock carriet-s. Mr. J.,C„ Ashworth, of Bradford; was elected vice-chairma.n, and the folloWieg'were appointed to lite ..6orminittee: Messrs. E.., Saxton .(Hud-. dersficid); (f-Ceighlek):: J. Bailey ('York, WHAT JULY ROAD-ACCIDENT • FIGURES REVEAL DURING July, 444 persons died and 12,428 were injured as the resiilt of road acciiients in Great Britain. Fatal accidents to child cyclists and child pedestrians numbered 112, being five more than in June. Child fatalities continue to comprise one-quarter of the total deaths, the great majority being under S years of age. The following is an analysis of the number of deaths according to the types of vehicle primarily involved :— NEW SUB-CENTRE OF 'THE S.M.T.A. rt NEW sub-centre of the Scottish . 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