THE hearing of the application of the Eastern Counties Omnibus
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Co., Ltd., to issue unlimited-travel tickets, previously reported in The Commercial Motor on November 10, was continued by the Eastern Commissioners at Bury St. Edmunds last week. The system of issuing the tickets, which were to cost :k. 641. each, was outlined in the issue referred to.
Mr. L. E. Richards, assistant traffic manager of the company, informed Sir Haviland Hiley, chairman of the Commissioners, that it was hoped to secure new traffic by this system, with whith view the chairman agreed, but submitted that a great deal of return-ticker traffic would be absorbed. It was pointed out, however, that only fares over 3s. 61. would be affected. Mr. Richards contended that the withdrawal of "anywhere" tickets, which were previously successfully issued, had not assisted other operators in the Ipswich area.
Mr. J. Worssam, the general manager, said that he did not recognize the " anywhere " ticket as an alternative to the ordinary return fare. Mr. F. P Haynes, traffic manager, estimated that 80 per cent, of anywhere-ticket patronage was new traffic.
Sir Haviland Riley considered that the introduction of these tickets would have an adverse effect upon excursion fares (now 7s. 6d.) on the Eastern. Counties routes, and that the basis of the fares scheme for the area would cal
lapse. With this view the company's representatives disagreed, contending that the new traffic would be different from excursion trade.
For the London and North-Eastern Railway Co., it was submitted that the railway weekly zone ticket was primarily for holiday purposes, whereas the bus company's " anywhere " tickets would, in fact, be weekly seasons.
The hearing will be continued at Cambridge to-day (Friday) AN arrangement has been entered into . between Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., Chester, the various steamship companies and the Liverpool Overhead Railway, whereby bus passengers to Liverpool may visit Cunard, White Star and Canadian Pacific liners.
The initial journey is made to Birkenhead by Crosville buses, which run every half-hour, whilst a frequent ferry service between Woodside and Liverpool brings the passenger to the Liverpool Overhead Railway Station, where a round trip of 13 miles of the docks is made, including the inspection of a liner. ' FIRST REFUSAL OF STAGE-SERVICE LICENCE RENEWAL.
ON the ground that the applicant was not a satisfactory person to hold it licence, the Northern Traffic COMMIKsioners have refused to renew the stage-carriage licence of Mr. L. Harwood, of Springwell. It is believed that this is the first time the Northern Commissioners have refused to renew a stage-service licence.
Two operators objected to the application and alleged that Mr. Harwood had disregarded conditions as to fares and times. The applicant pleaded that be did not understand the conditions. Sir John Maxwell, chairman, pointed out that he had warned Mr. Harwood a year ago of the consequences of infringing conditions.
100-PER-CENT. DUPLICATION PRIVILEGE SUSPENDED.
CERTAIN operators who had in fringed the conditions of their licences were penalized by the North. Western Traffic Commissioners last week by the suspension of the privilege of 100-per-cent. duplication at peak periods.
At this sitting reference was made to the rigid.enforcemeat of regulations ip the area, and it was stated that operators all over the country had come to regard it as a "sacred area." Mr. W. Chamberlain, the, chairman, was aware of this impression and he did net wish it to increase.