M.P. Calls for More Flexible Disposal
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I EG1SLATION to amend the Trans-L-4 port Act. 1953. to allow greater elasticity in disposal was suggested by a Conservative Member of Parliament, Mr. Aubrey Jones, in a letter to The Times on Monday. Thought should, he said, be given to it between now and the autumn.
His views may well reflect those of . Conservative backbenchers. One of his proposals echoed an amendment which, with Labour support, he unsuccessfully sponsored during the committee stage of the Bill in the House of Commons in December, 1952.
This was that sales would be facilitated if Section 5 were amended to allow the shares in companies set up for disposal to be sold in parcels to different people over a period.
"May not the giving of such a permission make it possible for private capital to be introduced gradually while the companies are establishing themselves with a continuing trading record. instead of their coming to sale from the moment of birth?" he asked.
"Secondly, Section 4 lays down in detail the proportions of each category of vehicles which the Transport Commission may retain," he said. " May it not be that there are buyers for those vehicles which the Commission has in effect no alternative but to retain (e.g., the Pickfords undertaking) while there are no buyers for some of the interests which the Commission is required to sell (e.g., general haulage)? Would not denationalization be facilitated if this were recognized and the Commission allowed greater flexibility to sell properties for which there may be buyers?"
H.R.% GRANT 3s. INCREASE IN WAGES
A DULT male drivers employed by /-1 British Road Services were awarded an increase in wages of 3s. a week as from Monday of this week.
This was the situation which faced the Road Haulage Wages Council when, yesterday, they met to consider the application of the workers employed by hauliers for increases in wages and subsistence allowances.
STANDARD TO PRODUCE 10 HY. RANGE A RANGE of light commercial 1-1 vehicles, based on the maker's 10 h.p. chassis, is to be produced by the Standard Motor Co., Ltd.. Coventry. Whilst no further information is available at the moment, it is understood the new models will be exhibited at this year's Commercial Motor Show.
PHONE FLEET'S 2.5tn, MILES
THE fleet of the G.P.O.'s Nottingham telephone area, comprising 309 vehicles, covered 2,545,516 miles last year and provided a record number of telephones-17,181. Safe-driving awards were last week presented to 191 men.