Thesiger Report in August ?
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THE report of the Thesiger Com
mittee is not likely to be published before August, and it will probably contain no suggestions for the radical alteration of the public service vehicle licensing system.
Most of the evidence likely to be submitted has been received, and meetings have been fixed for June and July at which the committee will consider it.
THREAT—BUT NO PLAN
ALTHOUGH the Labour Party have threatened to renationalize road haulage if they again come to power, they have not yet decided how to do so.. The party's parliamentary committee will meet during the next few months and draw up practical plans for renationalization. They must, of course, be guided by the extent to which denationalization succeeds.
The Socialists are not accepting the Transport Act, 1953, quietly A barrage of questions on the subject may be expected in the House of Commons during the next few weeks.
Mr. Alfred Barnes, whose plan for inland transport has been undone by the Conservatives, has receded into the .background. His hotel interests are keeping him well occupied, and it nay be that the reversal of his plan has taken the keen edge off his interest in Parliamentary affairs.
COUNCILLOR APOLOGIZES: COMPANY SLANDERED"
A T a recent meeting of Consett tA.Urban District Council, Cllr. G. H. Howatt read a statement prepared in conjunction with the legal advisers of the Venture Transport Co., Ltd., -in which he explained comments that he made some 12 months ago about the company's services. At that time he had alleged that Venture Transport were " packing the roads" with their buses a few minutes before the vehicles of other operators were due, and that rather than leave one passenger standing they ran duplicates
The company objected to this and said that the implication was that their buses were being run in flagrant contravention of licence conditions. A writ for slander was issued.
Cllr Howatt stated at the meeting that he never intended to imply that the company were operating contrary to the law, and contended that his words could not bear such a meaning.
MR. LUFF TO STAY ON,?
LACKPOOL has been advised by
its transport committee to retain the services of Mr. W. Luff, general manager of the transport department, for another year after he becomes 66 on June 20. This would be the second extension of time beyond the normal superannuation date, for Mr. Luff's service was prolonged when he reached the age of 65.