Is. FINES AFTER HIGH COURT CASE F OLLOWING the intimation that
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the High Court, on appeal, had held that there should be a conviction, the T.)oncaster West Riding magistrates have imposed fines of Is. each on Ethel Marion Stewardson and Marion Stewardson. coach proprietors, of Goldthorpe.
In July of last year, they were prosecuted in the Doncaster West Riding Court, by the"Traffic Commissioners, for permitting the use of a coach without a road-service licence. The prosecution was dismissed, but the Traffic Commissioners successfully appealed. The bench has refused an application for witness costs for the prosecution.
CO-ORDINATION IN WIRRAL.
IT is reported that negotiations are proceeding between Birkenhead and Wallasey Corporations and Crosville
Motor Services, Ltd., for the coordination of traffic between the three
bodies in the Wirral Peninsula. Although traffic in this area is rapidly growing, there exists, apart from the peak periods, a considerable redundancy of carrying capacity, owing to the restrictive agreements at present in force.
WESTCLIFF CO. INCORPORATES SUBSIDIARIES.
LTHOUGH Westcliff-on-Sea Motor I-1. Services, Ltd., has for some time held a controlling interest in Thundersley, Hadleigh and District Motors, Ltd., and Shoeburyness Motor Services, Ltd., it is only recently that the Westcliff concern has incorporated them into its own organization, following the transfer of the licences by the Eastern Traffic Commissioners, In turn, the Tilling group owns a 97 per cent. interest in the Westcliff undertaking, which was one of the largest independents.