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Mr. Drayton Thanks Operators

1st August 1952, Page 30
1st August 1952
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AT the annual general meeting, last week. of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., Mr. H. C. Drayton, chairman, paid tribute to the operators throughout the country who had joined the group in combating area schemes. "Our fight was not helped by the fact that certain other companies voluntarily sold their businesses," he said, "and it is only right and proper that I should thank all those who supported us when we took this stand."

Mr. Drayton said that the group now owned 12,000 vehicles, compared with 9,000 in 1945. As a result of the increase in the price of buses to something between £4,200 and £4,500, the group now had to find close on £4m., a year for the replacement of rolling stock. Wages had also increased substantially and costs had risen in almost every direction.

There had been no alternative to passing on these higher costs to the public. As a result, the wages of workpeople might have to be increased and production costs would in turn be raised.

TROLLEYBUS FARES: DEMAND FOR OLD POWERS " PRESSURE should be brought to bear on the Government to adjust the statutory maximum fares and restore the powers held by local authorities to enable them to fix trolleybus charges below the statutory maximum, without application," said the town clerk of South Shields at a meeting of the transport committee.

The committee has recommended that 2d. minimum fares should be introduced on the municipa1 undertakings and that the children's 6d. weekly ticket be abolished in favour of the former id. single-journey fare. The undertaking lost over £14,000 last year.

In a report to the town council, the transport committee suggests that the question of fares should be referred to the Association of Municipal Corporations, Durham County Boroughs' Committee and the County Borough.? Association.

BUS WAGE RULING

THE Industrial Court has ruled that the wages and conditions of employees of Messrs. William Gray and Sons, bus operators, of Tonteg, near Pontypridd. Glamorgan, should not be less favourable than those awarded in Group II undertakings. This decision has been given as a result of a complaint by the National Union of General and Municipal Workers.

.MONOPOLY INVESTIGATIONS I N the House of Commons, last week, the President of the Board of Trade, replying to a debate on the Monopolies Commission, declared that he would ask the ComMission to undertake investigations of a more general nature. Hitherto it has concerned itself with four industries.


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