"No Witnesses" Policy is Criticized
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COMMERCIAL concerns who adopt %-.• a policy of .refusing to send witnesses to court to give evidence in support of their transport needs were criticized last week by Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority. He said they, could not expect favoured treatment. Other people had to supply supporting evidence, and statements that certain companies would supply only letters were becoming tiresome.
0. J. Williams (Sam), Ltd., PwIlheli, were applying to add "quarry materials to Liverpool with return loads of feeding stuffs" to the conditions of a B licence.
There were objections from the British Transport Commission and J. Williams (Red Garage), Portmadoc.
Mr. Prichard Jones, for the applicants, said they were required to carry a special granite dust for which the vehicle, a tipper, was specially lined, and was the only one available in the district. However, the only evidence in support was a letter from the quarry owners, Cawood Wharton and Co., Ltd.
Mr. G. H. P. Beames, for the B.T.C., submitted that the whole application hinged on the evidence for the outward traffic. Were it not for the granite dust there could be no justification for entering the extremely competitive feeding stuffs field.
The application was refused.
TAKE-OVER APPLICANT TOLD: SEE SOLICITOR
I-1 A MAN who applied at Leeds, last week, for permission to take over a haulage business was advised by Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, to get legal advice before proceeding with his application. Maj. Eastwood pointed out that_there was no clause in the sale agreement to prevent the vendor from starting up in business again if he wished.
Mr, J. Thompson, Eerrand Avenue, Bierley, wanted to operate a B-licence vehicle formerly run by Mr. T. Grundy.
Adjourning the application kir the production of business records, Maj. Eastwood remarked: "I am not sure that there was a business to take over, as you are paying a figure which does not even represent the value of the vehicle."
BARTON JUBILEE DINNER MEARLY 500 guests attended a golden jubilee dinner and dance given by Barton Transport, Ltd., among them Mr. C. R. Hodgson, newly appointed chairman of the East Midland Traffic Commissioners.
Barton's history began on October 1, 1908, when Mr. T. A. Barton, now chairman and managing director, drove the first bus from Long Eaton to Nottingham. In 1928 they used the first oil engine in a bus.