One—month Ultimatur by Commissioners THE South Eastern Traffic Comm
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sioncrs, sitting in Reading la Friday, gave Thames Valley Tractit Co., Ltd., one month to provide a servi for residents of a Thames-side estate Purley, near Reading. Otherwise, sa the Commissioners' chairman, Mr. H. Thom, an application by Pangboun Coaches, Ltd., to provide a three-dayweek " shopping " service from the esta into Reading would be granted.
Thames Valley and City of Oxfol Motor Services, Ltd., who operate joii services along the main Reading-Oxfoi road past the estate, opposed Pangboun Coaches' application.
Mr. I. A. Stevenson, Thames Valk traffic manager, said that out of five se vices operated along the Reading-Oxfox road only one was paying its way. C the remainder, one was losing Is. a mil and another 10d. The other two wet earning less than the cost of the operation. "We would like to maintai them as long as we can balance them h other services, but the position .
becoming tenuous indeed," he declare( They had, however, tacitly agreed t 'pl'ovide a diversion from the main roa services for the people on the riversid estate when they could make the necei sary difficult schedule alterations.
The chairman said they appreciated th difficulties under which the company ha been operating.
It was, however, in the long-terr interests of the public that the Corr missioners should do all they could i justice and equity to preserve revenue of companies providing regular servicc5