Objection Queried by Mr. Nelson
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"is it the policy of your company not
I to accept the decision of the Traffic Commissioners, or that of the Minister of Transport on appeal?" asked Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, at Salisbury, last week, when Wilts and Dorset Motor Services, Ltd., Objected to an application by Shergold and White, Ltd., (Silver. Star Motor Services), seeking permission to vary the conditions of their express service between Bulford and Birmingham. .
Mr. A. C. F. Wyndeatt, for Wilts and Dorset, said that the Authority might not take the same .view of the application as his predecessor and, consequently, he did not feel there was any discourtesy.. He quoted another case where, after five applications and three or four appeals, the. Minister of Transport changed his mind and what was "sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander."
They felt that a mistake had been made before, and they had filed an application which would enable 'them to give evidence that they had not been able to give at the original hearing.
Mr. Nelson said he was new to the area and would approach each application with an open mind, but with reference to anything that had gone before.
Mr. P. E. G. Mather, for the applicants, said they now required permission to pick up and set down at Cheltenham and Worcester, but in view of the objection of Wilts and Dorset that they already held a licence for Cheltenham only, they were prepared to withdraw that part of the application.
A suggestion that the traffic should be shared .by his clients was made by Mr. Wyndeatt.
The application was granted in respect of Worcester, and with an adjustment in fares.
INTERNATIONAL PALLET TALKS
UNDER the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization, representatives from more than nine countries will meet at the British Standards Institution, 2 Park Street, London, W.1, from June 21-23 to discuss sizes of pallets for inter
national use. The conference will continue discussions started in December, 1952. There is to be a preliminary meeting of a working group today to decide some of the points to be discussed at the main meeting.
MORE ROAD EXPENDITURE
I N addition to Rs.270m. already allotted under a five-year plan, the Indian Government are to spend Rs.100m. during the next two years on the improvement of inter-State roads and the building of new highways, .Mr. 0. V. Alagesan, Deputy Minister for Railways and Transport, has announced.
A32 NEW ENGINEERING CENTRE IN BIRMINGHAM
THE new Birmingham Exchange and Engineering Centre, which was opened at Stephenson Place this week, will provide a permanent exhibition hall for members'• products and, of equal importance in the view of the exchange committee, it will enable
visitors to obtain detailed information regarding practically every engineering concern and project in the country.
Adjoining New Street Station, the centre is ideally situated.
The 200 British concerns who are exhibiting include manufacturers of engine and transmission components, and machine tools and other equipment employed in vehicle production. A forktruck manufacturer is also represented.
Exhibitors have been asked to change their displays at frequent intervals, so that the latest equipment will be on view. The stands.will not have attendants, but information and catalogues will be obtainable from a bureau. An extensive library is one of the most important facilities.
Others include a short-term feature exhibition hall, where members can stage displays of their products, and lecture rooms.
The centre will function on a nonprofit-distributing basis. It was established by the Birmingham Exchange at a cost of more than 00,000.