Tribunal Hears About the Absent Witness
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fik T a hearing before the Transport rl• Tribunal in London, Station Garage (Leighton Buzzard), Ltd., unsuccessfully appealed. against the decision of the East Midland Licensing Authority to refuse additional '.B licence ve-hicles to carry bricks for the London Brick Company. The appeal was opposed by the British Transport Commission, H. W. Dines and Co., IA. E. Booty (Transport), Ltd., and Alfred. Hudson, Ltd.
Mr. C.. R. Beddington, for Station Garage, said that they already .held one vehicle on a B licence and when they applied for renewal of this licence they also applied for two new vehicles to carry for 1he London Brick Company and to enable existing vehicles to carry farther than 25 miles.
. The Authority had held that there was no prima facie case and refused the application for further vehicles, while granting a renewal of the existing licence.
"It is my case that the Licensing Authority was very much Concerned to
teach the London Brick Company a lesson for having refused to send a witness, and in doing that omitted to appreciate that the letters they had sent had in fact constituted a prima facie case,said Mr. Beddington.
After the president. Sir Hubert Hull, said that if a company like the London Brick Company were really in need they would not hesitate to send a witness, Mr. Beddington replied that this company had decided never to send a witness to the Licensing Authority.
NEW OFFICERS
THE Manchester and District Traffic Association have elected the following officers:— President, Mr. N. Potts; life vicepresidents, Messrs. P. E. Caffrey, P. Bradshaw; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. Foulkes, P. W. Lunn, H. Heap; chairman, Mr. H. Keating; vice-chairman and education officer. Mr. L. R. D. Whitnall: hon. sec., Mr. J. Myer* hon. treasurer, Mr. A. Whittaker.