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'', OAD-RAIL Negotiating CommitteeS fulfil a very useful function in our haulage licensing set-up, and they are in operation in all but one of the 11 traffic areas. Mr. S. W. Nelson, the Western Authority, told me that, but for the work of the conunittees in his area, he would never get through all the applications Stint are made to him, But Authorities do not like to be dictated to by such committees, and an example of this came to light last month when the Metropolitan Authority, Mr. Muir, insisted on hearing an application which had already been ," agreed" between the applicants and the British Transport Commission who were objecting.
F. V. Carroll and Sons, Ltd., thc London Airport carriers, whose licenSing position had been fully examined by the Authority last May, applied for two Blicensed vehicles which they wished to
add to their fleet. They attended a P Rail Negotiating Committee meetin agreed, under protest, to modify application. An agreement was si between the parties and, in due cc the Authority's office was notified.
Mr. Muir caused the applicz. despite the fact that it was unopposed, to be heard, because the r fled user came into conflict with an tr taking given by the applicants earli the year.
When Mr. F. V. Carroll, the matt director of the company, told Mr. that he had modified the application duress, Mr. Muir—satisfied with explanation—granted the applicatio the original wider terms applied for
In his decision, after stating tha Committee generally did a "useful of Work," Mr. Muir said that he h in the future that there would he adequate briefings of those who atte such meetings.