Ministry Justify New Appointment
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A STATEMENT by Mr. R. G. S. 1-1. Hoare, chief information officer of the Ministry of Transport, should allay the fears of hauliers in northern Scotland about the appointment of Mr. lvb Townsend as Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority.
Referring to a report published in The Commercial Motor on July 29, which . outlined the reactions of hauliers to the appointment, Mr. Hoare said on Tuesday that Mr. Townsend had never held any position outside the Ministry of Transport concerned with licensing.
"After his retirement from the Ministry in 1957," said MT. Hoare, "he. accepted a part-time appointment with Road Services (Caledonian), Ltd., with the intention that he should carry out certain duties in no way connected with licensing. Even this intention did not fully materialize and after less than two months' part-time service on minor clerical duties, sickness interrupted the appointment, which was not resumed when Mr. Townsend recovered.
"The Minister is satisfied that so minor a past connection with a haulage firm could not possibly be held to prejudice Mr. Townsend's impartiality in his duties as Licensing Authority."
The Commercial Motor explained in its report that Mr. Townsend was well liked throughout Scotland and the Road Haulage Association Wen pleased to co-operate with him.
BIG INCREASE IN HIRING
ARISE in sub-contracting from £90 to £3,627 in 12 months was accepted as evidence of need for two additional vehicles on A licence, by Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, at Blackburn last week.
Of F. A. Coyne. Ltd.. Raven Lodge, Rjbchester Road, Wilpshire, the applicants. Mr. J. Backhouse said they operated two A-licensed vehicles with a normal user of " general goods, 25 miles."
Mr. f: A. Coyne told the Authority that the majority of his work consisted of clearance of factory rubbish and demolition. Tonriage Carried by his own vehicles had increasedfrom 27,960 in 1959 to 33,500 in the' past 12 months.
Objection by. the British Transport Commission was withdrawn. ••
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the .deaths of MR. YV W. WARWICK BROADBENT and MR. THOMAS STEPHENSON.
Mr. Broadbent was founder . of the Longcross Engineering Co., Ltd., Leeds, and joint founder and financial director of Charles 1-f. Roe, Ltd., Crossgates, Leeds.
Mr. Stephenson operated a large haulage business in Hull until it was national ized. He was also proprietor, of the Royalty Garage. Hull, and of Messrs. Atlas Coaches. He was a founder member of Associated Road Operators, which later became the Road Haulage Association.