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N.C.B. Demands Joint Bus Service C LASHES regarding a stage carriage
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colliery service arose between Mr. E.G. Peters, Llanarmon, and Messrs. W. J. Davies and Sons in Chester last week.
Mr. E. A. Whitehead, for Mr. Peters, stated that the applicant wished to increase fares on his existing service between Llanarmon and the Llay Main Colliery which he had operated for many years. Last July he had been approached by a representative of the National Coal Board who had told him it was proposed that a joint service should be operated in conjunction with Messrs. Davies, also a coach operator in the Llanarmon area.
In evidence, Mr. Peters said that he wished to continue with his •own service and wanted to increase the fares to make it a paying proposition.
Mr. T. I. Mather, objecting for the N.C.B., said that it wanted to reorganize the colliery service because it was considered a combined service would be more economical, but it had tried to be fair to the operators involved. Mr. Peters would gain nothing from increasing his fares and the miners would only have to pay more.
A partner in W. J. Davies and Sons, Mr. G. Davies, said that the terms offered by the N.C.B. had been accepted and now asked for a short-term licence to enable participation in a joint service.
In submission, Mr. Mather stated that at present the miners paid 5s. a week for transport; the Board wanted to do everything possible to provide this facility and yet be fair to the operators. Mr. T. Jones, representing the National Union of Mine Workers, said that for many years the service had been operated on a subsidized basis and the men paid 5s. a week; they did not want increased fares.
The chairman of the North Western Traffic Commissioners, Maj.-Gen. A. F. J. Elmslic, said that he had more sympathy with the miners than with Mr. Peters.• He was sure the N.C.B. had done its best when trying to organize the joint service; he refused the application of Mr. Peters for increases and granted the short-term licence to Davies and Sons.
Robert Dickson Appeal Dismissed THE Minister of Transport has dismissed the appeals of Robert Dickson (Junior) Ltd, against the decisions of the Scottish Traffic Commissioners (Northern Division) in refusing to grant the company a variation of its licence to operate a service of excursions and tours from Dundee authorizing the operation of 11 additional football excursions and against the granting of an application by W. Alexander and Sons (Northern) Ltd. for the operation of a service of excursions and tours from Dundee so as to authorize 21 football excursions.