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Mr. Sewill Urges Acceptance of Joint Conference Scheme

19th February 1943
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" Ifseems to those who have pve, pared the scheme that it is as near perfection as it is possible to get," said Mr. Roger W. Sewill, director of A.R.O., at • an A.R.O. meeting in Leeds, last week, in. outlining the recommendations 'Which the Road Transport Organization Joint Conference has made for unifying operators' national associations.

Explaining that the scheme provided for the creation of three new aSsocialions, catering respectively for professional hauliers, C-licence holders, and p.s,v. operators, and that these would be linked in. an organization to be called the Road Transport Federation, Mr. Sewill pointed out that each association would be autonomous and have its own funds. Just as the Federation Would 'link the associations nationally, so also would their'area committees be linked by a joint body in each area. On' matters of common interest, such as taxation, the Federation would act oh behalf of the three constituent associations. If, however, there was a fundamental difIerenefof opinion as between, say, the professional hauliers on the one hand and the C-licence holders on the other, each would have an absolute right to make its own representations to whatever quarters were concerned.

Remarking that the scheme met the point of -view of those who wanted an • independent association for their own particular class of operation and, at the same time, a link-up between the different classes of operator, Mr. Sewill • said his view was that the scheme represented what the industry had always wanted. Whereas the previous merger schemes were not satisfactory because of the make-up of the existing associations, the segregation of the three operational' interests into separate associations put an entirely different aspect on the matter. He unhesitatiney recommended acceptance of the scheme.

In stressing the need for the industry to be united in facing post-war problems, Mr. Sewill remarked: "You must realize that the whole make-up of transport after the war may be something absolutely different from what it is now. My object is to secure to the 'small man the right to continue operation of his own vehicle, but I think that the small man must recognize he may have to accept obligations in the post-war world whicli•he did not have to accept in the pre-war world."

Mr: J. A. M. Bright (Selby) paid tribute to Mr. Sewill for the stand which he had made On behalf of small operators.

In reply to a question by Mr. R. A. Peddie (Hull) as to the disposal of the assets of the asociations which would be, wound up under the scheme TOMBmended by the Joint Conference, Mr. Sewill said their only obligation to the new organization would be to pay over to it the unexpired portion of the current year's subscriptions from members, so that the latter-would not be called upon to snake any subscription' payment to the new body until the end of the Caudal year. This would leave some of the superseded associations, particularly A.R.O., with substantial reserves still in hand, and the scheme recommended by -the Joint Conference provided that the members-of each of those associations would deeide.. What should be done with its reserves.

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Organisations: Road Transport Federation
Locations: Leeds

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