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TRIBUNAL APOLOGIZES TO LICENSING AUTHORITY.

18th March 1938, Page 66
18th March 1938
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

In December last, the Appeal Tribunal, in the course of a decision, criticized Mr. J. H. Stirk, East Midland Licensing Authority, and used the words " We do not consider that substantial or any other kind of justice was done."

The case was one in which T. Ball (Leicester), Ltd., appealed. Apparently a number of people regarded the words " or any other kind of justice" as in the nature of a general criticism of the way in which the Authority carried out his duties, and as an expression of opinion by the Tribunal that he had prejudged the application, and the Tribunal has now formally apologized to the Authority.

£52 10s. Fine for Breach of Regulations.

At Southport, on Friday last, J. Livesey, Ltd., a haulage company, of Ainsdale, was fined £52 10s. and ordered to pay 10 guineas advocate's fee and costs on summonses relating to breaches of the goods-vehicle regulations. Seven employees of the company were fined a total of £9 for offences under the same regulations. There were 21 summonses against the company, six of which were dismissed.

It was stated that the company was largely engaged in taking sand from Ainsdale to Birmingham and Coventry for industrial purposes, and that records were not properly kept of drivers' working time, that they exceeded the period of driving time allowed per day and that they drove at excessive_speeds.

Motor Taxation Inquiry Requested.

The Motor Legislation Committee and the British Road Federation have, in a memorandum, asked for a consultation on motor taxation b( tween the Treasury and representatives of the road-transport organizations. It is

c20 signed on behalf of all the leading associations, and draws attention to the excessive burden of taxation on users of motor vehicles and the harmful effects on road transport and the British motor industry. A strong protest is made against the diversion from the road of motor-taxation revenue, Road Fund expenditure not having developed in line with the growing revenue.

For the year ended March 31, 1937. the total yield of motor-vehicle and fuel taxation was about £75,000,000. Of this sum only £6,479,000 was utilized as Road Fund grants for major improvements of roads and new construction. Between the years 1930 and 1937 the total motor-taxation revenue was nearly £500,000,000, of which the Exchequer took about £300,000,000 for general-revenue purposes, only 12, per cent, being expended on major road improvement in that period.

First British Oil-engined Fire-fighter.

At the top of this page we reproduce a picture of the first oil-engined fireengine to be built in this country. It is a Leyland, which was recently put through its tests at the maker's works by officials from the London Fire Brigade, for which the machine has been built.

Nominally rated to deliver 750 g.p.m., the machine, during its test, pumped 830 g.p.m. at 100 lb. per sq. in. and 590 g.p.m. at 150 lb. per sq. in., whilst only 20 seconds were required to pick up water from a 28-ft. lift. The powers of acceleration of the machine were also shown to advantage and, from rest when fully loaded, it attained, through the gears, a speed of 40 m.p.h. in St seconds. Travelling at 10 m.p.h. in top gear, it took only 26 seconds to reach 40 m.p.h.

In appearance, the fire-engine is similar to the Leyland limousine-type machines previously supplied to the London Brigade. VARIATION ALLOWED FOR FISH TRAFFIC.

At Wick, last week, before Mr. Henry Riches, Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, Messrs. William M. Smith and Sons, hauliers, Watten, applied for the transfer of an existing B licence to an A licence. The applicants hold a licence which enables them to trade throughout Caithness and Sutherland, and to Inverness with stock, and they wished to include Dingwall in their route. The L.M. and S. Railway Co. objected. A similar application was rejected last October.

Commander Gore-Browne-Henderson, vice-convenor of Caithness, and Mr. William Budge gave evidence to the effect that they would use applicant's services for conveying cattle to Dingwall market. They described the railway services as inconvenient. Mr. John Bremner, fish curer, said he could utilize applicant's services for the conveyance of herrings from Loch Broom and Loch Inver to Wick and Aberdeen. Rail facilities did not permit of quick transport, enabling him to have herrings kippered within 24 hours of landing, as required by law.

Mr. Riches said special facilities had been granted to local operators on the west coast to convey fish to their destination if train connections could not be made. In refusing the application, he said-he would allow a variation of the licence to permit the taking ot fish from, the west coast to Wick, but not south.


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