LORD JUDGMENT URGED IN B-LICENCE CASE.
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The House of Lords decision with regard to B licences being prima facie unrestricted was again called into use when Mr. C. Rimrner, of Rufford, Ormskirk, sought the renewal of his B licence for a 4-ton vehicle before the North-Western Depirty Licensing Authority.
Mr. Ian Macaulay said that at present the applicant had A licences for four vehicles and two trailers. In addition, he had this 4-ton vehicle on a B licence, employed up to 15 per cent, on his own business. Primarily, his business was that of an A-licence haulier and this vehicle was authorized under a B licence in order to carry the small proportion of goods for his own business. For general haulage and agricultural produce he wanted to carry up to 110 miles, in order to fit in with his A-licence vehicles.
Mr. Macaulay said that this was a type of case where a man who was entitled to an A licence on claimed tonage was content to have a B licence with a small radius and, in consequence. was, to-day, subject to a continual process of attrition by the railways. He was asking for a renewal of his licence in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and it did appear that this was one of the cases which would fall within the observations of the House of Lords that prima facie a 13 licence was unrestricted.
The licence was renewed, with a restriction of 60 miles for agricultural produce.
I.A.E. Summer Meeting.
The summer meeting of the Institution of Automobile Engineers was held in Glasgow, last week, a civic reception being accorded the delegates on June 10. Mr. A. J. Hancock, president of the Institution, and Mr. George Pate, managing. director of Albion Motors, Ltd., and chairman of the Scottish centre, replied to the Lord Provost's speech of welcome.
Employer Like " Hunted Hare."
" There is something un-English and unsporting about this kind of law. The blood of some of us would boil if we saw a hare being hunted in a pit from which it could not escape. That is the kind of law we have here."
This statement was made by Mr. Ouseley Smith, at Chester Castle Sessions, last week, in defending Mr. Harry Shepherd, Huntington Garage, Aldford Road, Chester, who pleaded guilty on 12 summonses for permitting employees to • work for an excessive number of hours, but not guilty on 10 summonses for failing to keep correct records of their hours of employment.
Defendant, in evidence, said that, with a view to checking up the records, he had installed a mechanical device. This was the most he could do: He had also remonstrated with his men about their manner of keeping records.
The magistrates decided. tu impose a' fine of 10s. on each of the 22: stint.; matiseS'—a, total of £11.
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Mr. Ouseley Smith submitted that the wrong entries were genuine mistakes, arid defendant could not be convicted of not keeping proper records. The matters were beyond his control..
Big Range at Worthing Show.
At the Royal Counties and Sussex Combined Show at Worthing, this week, a comprehensive display was staged by manufacturers and dealers.
A full range of lorries and tractors was displayed by the Ford Motor Co., Ltd. The International Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd., and the Massey Harris company each showed its own tractors, and the Case was well represented by Treloggen and Veitch, Ltd. Jack Olding, Ltd., Southampton, showed a range of Caterpillars. AllisChalmers wheeled and crawler machines were. displayed. by Mr. X. A. Bennett,
of Hungerford, and the Lanz by Messrs. Laycock and Gerrard. .
A good range of Morris vehicles was shown by Caffyns, Ltd., Eastbourne; Mansfields, Ltd., Hove, handled the Bedford exhibit, whilst Messrs. Sledmans, of Worthing, had the James
Handyvan on view. The National Motor Horse Box Co. showed two Curtis horseboxes, Messrs. Vincents of Reading also having vehicles of this type on their stand. Austin and Dennis vehicles were also represented.
A commendable feature was that of demonstrating attractive designs on the lighter vans, suitable for farmers who are developing retail trading.
D.E.U.A. to Visit Brush Works.
The summer meeting of the Diesel Engine Users Association will take place at Loughborough on July 8, when inspections will be made of the generating station and engineering laboratories of Loughborough College and the works of the Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd. After luncn there will be a general meeting at Loughborough College. EDINBURGH BUYS 25-CUBIC-YD. REFUSE • COLLECTORS.
Edinburgh Corporation has recently taken delivery of a trio of interesting and unusual vehicles for refuse collection, the machines having been supplied through Gibson and Son, Ltd., Edinburgh. One of the machines is illustrated on this page.
Leyland Hippo six-wheeled chassis are used and they carry large-capacity all-steel bodies, which are entirely de void of interior obstructions, Each body is 19 ft. 6 ins. long and 5 ft. high to the cant rail, the height to the centre of the domed portion being 7 ft. 9 ins., whilst the internal width is 6 ft. 9 ins. The approximate capacity of this exceptionally large refuse collector is 25 cubic yds.
Each of the bodies is equipped with a Principality hand-operated moving floor, with remote-control gear. There are double doors at the rear and five central loading openings, 3 ft. by 3 ft. 6 ins., are provided in the roof of the body, each aperture being enclosed by a sliding cover.
The bodies are loaded from an overhead gantry, or hoppers, and are used for transporting ashes from destructors, after which the load is dumped for land-reclamation purposes. They were constructed by W. P. Butterfield, Ltd., of Shipley, the cabs being roomy and comfortable and incorporating many modern fittings.
Luncheon to Overseas Transport Chief, Mr. T. H. Watermeyer, the general manager of the South African Railways, Harbours and Airways, was entertained at a luncheon, in London, on Tuesday, by present and past meinhers of the Council of the Institute of Transport. He is a vice-president elect of the Institute and the chairman of its South African centre. The president of the Institute, Sir Cyril Hur
comb, C.B., occupied the chair.