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" PILING back" muriate of potash is not subjecting it to a process. This was decided by the Queen's Bench Divisional Court on Monday. W. Elliott and Sons, Ltd., public works contractors, Wctherby Road, York, appealed against a convidion by the Hull magistrate for having used a C-licensed vehicle for hire or reward. The appeal was dismissed.
The appellants stated that they carried the potash from Hull docks to a warehouse. Before "stopping" it they had to "pile it back." It was contended that this was a process or treatment which absolved them from having an A or B licence. Payment for hauling and "piling back" was I3s. 6d. a ton.
Lord Goddard, Lord Chief Justice, said that he could not see that the potash was subject to any process merely because it was piled up in a warehouse. It remained in the same condition. The magistrate had come to the only possible conclusion.
LONDON TRANSPORT CHANGES
rONSEQUENT upon the retirement
of Mr. F. A. A. Mertzler, chief development and research officer of London Transport, certain changes in organization are announced. The post formerly held by Mr. Menzler is discontinued. Mr. A. T. Wilford, director of research, now reports to the Executive through the chairman; administrative matters relating to his department will be dealt with through the secretary.
Mr. H. E. Styles, superintendent of laboratories, has been appointed an officer of the Executive. Mr. J. D. C. Churchill. planning officer, now reports to the secretary. All functions except matters relating to town and country planning are transferred to the control of the development officer, renamed the traffic development officer.
TRAFFIC COURT CHANGED .
SIITINGS of the West Midland Licensing Authority will take place at Severn House, Suffolk Street, Birmingham, 1, until further notice. The court room at York House, Great Charles Street, Birmingham, 3, will not be available for sittings for about three months.
• CAMP APPEALS DISMISSED THE Minister of Transport has rejected the appeal of Messrs. W. Gash and Sons against the East Midland Licensing Authority's refusal, on the one hand, to permit them to operate express services betWieen Syerston R.A.F. camp and London and Birmingham, and, on the other, thegrant of licences to Messrs. J. and S. Thomas (Thomas Motor Tours), and Mr. J. P. Cutler, for express services between Syerston camp and Birmingham and Newark R.E.M.E. camp and London. Appeals by Parker's (Lincoln) Tours Ltd., in respect of camp services which were authorized by the East Midland Authority have also been dismissed.
They had appealed against the attaching of certain conditions to a licence permitting them to operate a service between Swinderby R.A.F. camp and Manchester (with extension, as necessary., to Liverpool), and to the grant of a licence to the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., permitting them to run an express service between the Swinderby camp and Manchester.
Costs have been awarded against the appellants in each case.
HALIFAX MARKS TIME ON BUS STATION PROPOSAL
A RECOMMENDATION by Halifax 1-1 Transport *Committee that the
• town's new bus station at Crossficid be • extended to accommodate all services running into the centre was withdrawn at last week's meeting of the town council. j It was stated that the withdrawal was made so that the proposal could first he considered by the development committee, The idea of having one bus station for all services contrasts with previous policy, whereby a second bus station would be located in the Horton Street area for use by buses from the southern suburbs and Huddersfield, reports a local representative of The Commercial Motor.
The diversion of many buses from termini in the Wards End and Horton Street localities to the new station at Crossfield has caused complaints from passengers that they have to walk longer distances to and from the buses, and from shopkeepers who, in some eases, report that their takings have dropped by 20 per cent. Thousands of people have signed a petition for the re-routeing of services.
B.T.C. REPORT ISSUED
THE report of the British Transport Commission for last year will be published today. It will be reviewed in next week's issue.