Corporation Ban on Coaches Fails
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SCARBOROUGH Corporation's proposals to prohibit coach operation on and near the South front of the Yorkshire resort have been drastically reduced by the Minister of Transport.
The corporation's draft prohibition Order, which would have meant that private-party coaches could no longer use many roads on the South side, has been confirmed by the Minister only with such modifications as to exclude most of these roads from the ban.
Apart from the prohibition—which was not opposed at the inquiry held by the Ministry—on Queen's Parade from its junction with Clarence Road northwards to the corner adjacent to the Clifton Hotel, the modified Order applies the ban only to Belmont Road and to a short stretch of the Esplanade; from its junction with Belmont Road to its junction with Albion Road.
At the inquiry the proposals were opposed by hotel and coach interests.
DOES R.P.E. COVER WORKERS' SIDE?
REPLY1NG to a question as to which member . of the Road Passenger Executive was representative of the workers in the industry, Mr. A. Barnes, Minister of Transport, stated in the House of Commons, last week, that members of the Executive were chosen from persons who appeared to have had wide experience and had shown capacity in transport, industrial, commercial or financial matters, in administration or in the organization of workers. Mr. Barnes expressed satisfaction that the present membership of the Executive covered the last-named catego ry.
Members of the Executive are: Mr. George Cardwell (chairman), Mr. W. Vane Morland, Mr. James Amos, Mr. William Beckett and Mr. Stanley Kennedy.
HAULIER WAITS FOR PAYMENT
WHEN Col. Stoddart-Scott asked the VV Minister of Food why £300 was still owing to Rushworth Transport, Ltd.. Stanningley, near Leeds, for loads carried for his Department in April, May and June, Mr. Strachey said that some delay has occurred in the clearance of hauliers' accounts in one of the Ministry's port offices, because of an increase in traffic. Work had been speeded up and a payment would be made at on to Rushworth Transport, Ltd.