rransport Consultant Accused of False Statements
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IONED at Marlborough St. don) Court at the instance of the of Transport, Ralph C. F. , of London, W.C.1, and k A. Castle, of Farnborough Hill, leaded not guilty to summonses Ilegeci that each had knowingly false statement for the purpose ning the variation of a carrier's by stating on a Ministry form irs of the operating centre of
d Transport Ltd.
the hearing of evidence from itnesses. the case was adjourned tober 9. 1. M. Self, prosecuting counsel, magistrate, Mr. John Augbrey, the prosecution alleged that the / never had an operating centre y Grove at all, that it had never business at all from its inception t both the defendants knew the it to he false. It was also alleged ,PPer was the instigator and conic company and that he had filled .-L.ulars on the form, 'which was ■ y Castle. Cropper was a transisultant operating from the City Ion and dealt with the Licensing
y behalf of clients. It was bat in fact the company in quesCropper himself and that Castle ( what could he called a dummy
Company was incorporated in 61.. and became a new entrant field of road haulage in Decennthat year when it purchased a rom Edwards and Co., which had :les on A licence. The managing of Edwards would say that the at was that three vehicles were tided over to Longfield Transport cc to another company called
The A licences would be ed by application made by the rs and it was intended that the were to return to Edwards and ce would then be in the name of J, which would then be able to
e vehicles. That was a practice ccurred and no complaint was Tong as the business which was ommenced by Longlield was a haulage business. oplication was made and granted iary 3, 1962. After that there her variations, the 'applications of which were accompanied by from Cropper. One application to a vehicle which it was alleged ed by Conkers Ltd., of which the defendant Cropper and his 'e directors. Am EY GROUP. LTD. announces that it has recently taken a 50 per cent interest in PenfoId Holdings Ltd., a company. ompany. This interest has been effected by the company subscribing new ordinary share capital in Penfold at a cost of L150,000. Penfold is the holding company for a group of private companies operating mainly in Sussex and carrying on activities similar to those of the Amey 'Group —namely,. sand and gravel extraction, ready-mix concrete and pre-cast concrete products, transport and engineering.
Group, in
The consolidated net assets of the Penfold Gcluding the proceeds of the new capital subscribed by the Amey Group, are approximately 000.000.