Belfast Still to Pay Own Way
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l–I A CLAUSE in the Belfast Corpora
tion Acts of 1904 and 1948, laying down that the municipal transport department must pay its own way, is to remain. This decision was taken by the transport committee last week after they had considered a report submitted by the town clerk, the town solicitor, the city treasurer and the general manager of the transport department.
The report was requested as a result of increases in fares.
If the "Aberdeen Clause," as it is known, was repealed, said the report, and the corporation sought to avoid a fare increase or to make fd. reduction, the subsidy required could be as much as £200,000 a year, representing a rate increase of approximately Is. 4d. in the pound.
Justification for this seemed impossible, the report went on, and fares could not be adjusted to remove the anomaly.
The committee were informed that the recent reduction in the price of petrol and oil fuel would save the corporation £2,875 a year.
L.C.C. WANT HALF-FARES FOR 15-YEAR-OLDS
THE London County Council are
seeking the support of other municipalities in a new approach for an extension of half-fares for children under school-leaving age.
Sir Howard Roberts, clerk to the L.C.C. has told the municipal associations that the council wish to extend the concession to at least 15-year-old children—and even to those who continue at school beyond this age, rather than continue to accept " the now quite arbitrary age of 14."
The council also want the 25s. limit of earnings for half-rate season tickets for young workers to be raised to 42s. 6d.
EAST ANGLIAN COMMITTEE
THE Minister of Transport has appointed the following to be members of the East Anglian Transport Users Consultative Committee until March 31. 1957:—Mr. T. Black, Mr. W. Inskip. Mr. A. L. Fawkes, Mr. A. C. Maton, Mr. L. A. Carey, Mrs. E. E. Double, Mr. M. 0. Gill, Mr. E. .1. Harding, Mr. W. 1. Bird. Ald. E. N. Selby, Mr. C. G. G. Dandridge and Mr. C. H. S. Pickett.
The chairman is Capt. W. H. Coombs and the secretary Mr. F. E. Tyler.
BUS SERVICES CHANGE HANDS
THE business of Silver Dawn Bus Service, which has been operated by Mr. W. G. Turner, of Crowland, for some 30 years, has been acquired by Longlands (Crowland), Ltd., Silver Dawn services, which are operated between Crowland and Peterborough and Crowland and Spalding, will be run in conjunction with Longlands' existing services. Mr. Turner has retired.