Contract Does -Not Make a Living
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"Tfus is not aroisolated_case. There I are far too many advertisements appearing today, inducing these .men to throw over steady jobs-With promise of -a better -living. -GloWing -promises are inade and:it is -very unfortunate:that a man like this ahoold.find himself :in this position."
These -remarks"were -made to Abe
• Northern.Licensirk.Authority..on Monday .by Mr. J. L. .R. Croft, for British Railways, when he opposed an application for a -B licence by Mr. D. E. Armstrong, of Gateshead.
Applicant wished to tarry -coal for the National Coal Board, road and building -materials .and -engineering equipment within .25 Miles, also agricultural Ainne for ;Adam Lythgoe, -Ltd.
In September, 1954, he,secured aeontract with this company to carry lime and obtained -a contract-A licence. Although he was guaranteed a certain minimum payment per month in respect orlime-haulago, it was not sufficient to enable himto make -a living or to pay off hire-purchase instalments on his "lorry.
Mr. Armstrong had previously been a long-distance lorry driver and to purchase. his vehicle,a used model, had spent his savings and his war gratuity on the deposit.
The application was refused because of lack of supporting.eVidence.
WORK ON BIRMINGHAM SUBWAY "
WIDICK will start early next year -on VV the first stage of -a. E-300,000• subway under High Street, Birmingham, leading from the Big Top car park to the new'inner ring road, which ixiillprovide access for goods vehicles to -the multi-storey shopping centre to be built on Lthe P Top site.
Traffic congestion in the city centre will be eased when the subway is completed. -• It will have a 24-ft.-wide carriageway with two.danes. There will be loading :hays _beneath :ffies-shops.
TILLING GROUP APPOINTMENTS
THE British Transport Commission I 'have appointed Mr. -C. H. S. Pickett,-director and-general manager of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., and Mr. I. S. Gavin, director and general -manager of .the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd.. as executive directors at the Tilling -Group headquarters as from January .1. Both are members of -the council of the Tilling Association.
FROM COUNCIL TO COMPANY
rtirR. N. W. ROLFE, Chief accountant LVI and deputy general manager of Manchester Transport Department, has been appointed secretary-accountant of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd. He was previously secretary accountant of United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd.