BEET HAULAGE RATES: N.F.U. DISAGREES
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WE understand that the National Farmers Union is recommending that the sugar-beet rates suggested by the Eastern Area Committee of A.R.O. 'should not be accepted. That Committee, in response, comments that considerable time and thought have been speet in compiling these rates which, in its considered opinion, backed by long experience, are fair and reasonable and should be obtained by operators.
The Committee points out that road transport will be strained to the utmost to deal with the crop. It reminds members that any haulier who reduces the rate, in an endeavour to obtain more than his share of the traffic, is likely to find, later in the season, when he needs help to enable him Id carry out the contracts into which he has entered, that other hauliers will be unable to assist him.
Farmers, too, should bear in mind that if they. agree to pay a fair price they will receive every assistance f rem organized transport. If they support cut-rate haulage that help is notlikely to be forthcoming and the consequences may be serious.
EXPRESS CARRIERS WILL SUPPORT S.J.C. SCHEME
THE Executive 'Council of , the National Conference of Express Carriers ha 's agreed to give full support to the S.J.C. scheme for better orgaaaization in the industry, details of which were submitted to the Council in the form of a draft memorandum and articles of association of the proposed new company.
P.S.V. FUEL RATIONS NOW DISCRETIONARY
THE system of supplying fuel for road passenger services changes from to-morrow, with the new rationing period. After that date all issues of fuel for this purpose will be at the discretion of the Regional Transport Commissicmers, in accordance with the estimated need fa the services in question.
This does not imply that all recreational services will be dispensed with. They may be permitted so long as they do not deplete those available for more essential work. When they are stopped, the vehicles—and, it is hoped, their personnel—will be transferred to more essential work:
A.R.O. FUND FOR POST-WAR ACTIVITIES
NAEMBERS of Associated Road IV1 Operators are being asked to support financially an effort to raise at least £5,000 per year towards' a " Patriotic Fund—Special Fund," which will be controlled by a committee consisting of Major H. E. Crawfurd and-Messrs, R. Hindley, H. Norman Letts, D. Richardson, and G. J. Soli, which will work in consultation with the National Director, Mr. R. W. Sewill. This is to combat the threat to the independence of the 'industry, educate public Opinion as to thg, service whic,h it renders to the public, and awaken the user of -transport to the danger of losing that service.