Extra 5s. Agreed for Haulage Workers
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AFTER hard bargaining at a meeting lasting from 11 a.m. until 8.30 p.m., the Road Haulage Wages Council last week agreed to recommend an increase of 5s. a week for adult road haulage workers. 3s. 6d. for the 18-21 age group. and 2s. 6d.. for those under 18. The workers' side had claimed an extra 10s.
Their demand is understood to be based on a rise in the cost of living. They withdrew the claims for overtime payment at time-and-a-quarter after the first three hours, instead of six hours; for a day's holiday pay as well as double time for work on a statutory holiday,•and for the definition of the holiday period as from May 1 to September 30.
The proposal will now be circulated as R.H.(65) and has yet to be ratified by the Minister of Labour. It is unlikely to come into effect before July.
PERKINS SUBSIDIARY WILL BOOST SALES
A.NEW company named Perkins Engines, Ltd„ has been formed to handle sales and servicing of Perkins engines throughout the world. Managing director is Mr. T. H. R. Perkins, also a director (If F. Perkins, Ltd., and other of the new subsidiary directors are Mr. M. I. Prichard, managing director of F. Perkins, and Mr. W. N. Collins, a director of the parent company.
Perkins Engines, Ltd., will be located at Peterscourt, Peterborough, former headquarters of F. Perkinsmarketing division, and it will be entirely separated from the main production centre at the Eastfield plant.
Mr. T. H. R. Perkins said: "The company's objective will be to extend sales At present, about 70 per cent, of production is exported to 143 countries, and it is our intention to obtain new customers. Development of new engines. which is an extremely expensive business. will be intensified."
MAIDSTONE BY-PASS EXTENSION STARTED WORK on the western section of rif Maidstone by-pass was inaugurated by Mr. Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport, on Monday. It is hoped that the whole of the seven-mile project. costing L2.3m., will be open to traffic by the summer of .next year.
The western end of the by-pass, 11 miles long, runs from the Chatham road to the British Legion village at Preston Hall. The new road will branch from the present Folkestone road (A20) at a roundabout to be constructed near Coldharbour Lane. The by-pass proper is to be of motorway design.
58 LORRIES PROHIBITED
QF 70 lorries and vans stopped in a spot check by Ministry of Transport examiners and police on the NottinghamBirmingham road. on April 8, 53 were issued with delayed prohibition orders. Five were immediately ordered off the road.