Bouts-Tillotson Case Cost .E800 ?
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THERE was reason to believe that
the Bouts-Tillotson case had cost at least £800, said Mr. W. E. Macve Manchester Area chairman of the C.M.U.A., at a meeting convener! by the Association at Willesden, London last week.
He was referring to the promise given by Mr. Oliver Stanley, then Minister of Transport, when the 1933 Act was before Parliament, that an inexpensive and expeditious licensing system would be instituted. In the North-Western Area, said Mr. Macve cases were sometimes listed for hearing three or four months after applications had been lodged.
He added that Mr. Ashton Davies chief commercial manager of the L.M.S. Railway Co., had publicly informed the North-Western Licensing Authority that the railways objected in order to obtain information about hauliers' businesses. The speaker held that the currency period of a licence should be unlimited, provided that the provisions of the Act were observed.
Mr. W. A. Winson, president-elect of the Association, warned hauliers that they would be further restricted unless the industry took a firm stand.
Mr. 3. L. Kinder, national organizer, explained that the meeting had been called to support the good work of the Willesden Chamber of Commerce.
It was decided to form a branch of the C.M.U.A. at Willesden, and a meeting will be held later to set up a committee. A member of the audience announced that he was so impressed with the case presented by C.M.U.A. that the fleet of about 600 vehicles under his control would be enlisted under the Association's banner.