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ce1) on A Licence?
THE legal points that "luggage in advance" could not be carried as " goods for hire or reward " on an A licence, and that the L.M.S. Railway Co. was not entitled to a licence for a station controlled by the L.N.E. Railway Co., were made by Mr. Henry Backhouse (C.M.U.A. solicitor), in Manchester, on Monday.
The L.M.S.R. applied for a motor vehicle to replace the horse team at present carrying parcels to and from Altrincham Station, which, for five years until 1939, is under the control ef the L.N.E.R.
Mr. P. Kershaw, for the L.M.S.R., pointed out that the difficulty would be just the same if the application were made by the L.N.E.R. The two companies were equally responsible, being partners in a joint concern. The driver of the vehicle would be the agent of both. It was purely a matter of domestic concern which company made the application. In this case the L.M.S.R. was supplying the motor vehicle and would be as much concerned in its operation as the L.N.E.R.
Sir William Hart, North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority, said that he was inclined to take the view that the two railway companies were one undertaking with regard to Altrincham.
"1 am not a court of law," he stated, "and I do not know that I am concerned as to whether it is right or wrong for the railway companies to carry 'luggage in advance' under an A licence. Supposing they are infringing the Act, it is the duty of other people to put them right. Mr. Backhouse has made the case very interesting and it will take time to consider."