Authority's Powers Disputed
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RAILWAY counsel protested at a sitting of Sir William Hart, NorthWestern Deputy Licensing Authority, when Mr. Ian Macaulay, representing an applicant for the renewal of a B licence, refused to submit certain letters, on the ground thaelie did not intend to allow the railway companies to "fish for information."
For the railways, Mr. Orange made a formal protest. The railway company sought to limit the licence in respect of building materials to a radius of 15 or 16 miles, as against 30 miles, and to 33 miles, compared with 50 miles, for other goods, Mr. Macaulay suggested that if in the original application, the applicant had satisfied the Licensing Authority as to his reasons for requiring the radius, it would be wrong to limit it on renewal.
Sir William remarked that he could not agree with this submission. If it could be shown that the applicant was not operating generally over the area granted, he could see no reason why the licence should not be limited on renewal. It was an important point, questioning whether his powers in respect of renewals were limited. His own opinion was that it was open to objectors, if they could, to bring forward evidence to show that the applicant had not used his licence to the fullest advantage and to ask for its limitation.
The application, by Mr. H. Martland, of Burscough, was granted subject to a limitation.