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A.R.O. PASSENGER SECTIONS ACTIVE
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I N the Metropolitan Area, a special membership campaign is being inaugurated by the Associated Road Operators. Mr. J. H. Lowe has been appointed chairman of the Metropolitan Passenger Sectional Board, and four sub-areas have been set up. A meeting of the northern sub-area was held on Monday, and of the western sub-area yesterday, whilst at a meeting of the south-eastern sub-area on November 4, Mr. F. A. Flin will speak.
Mr. R. W. Birch has been elected chairman of the National Passenger Sectional Board, to which additional provincial members, as follow, have been appointed :—Messrs. N. M. Pilling (Leeds), M. Gordon (Newcastle), C. H. Thomas (Caine), A. J. Cordey (Folkestone) and R. Barr (Leeds), with F. Speight and D. M. MacCormack (London).
. Steps to form passenger sectional boards are being taken in the NorthWestern, Eastern, South-Eastern (Isle of Wight) Devon and Cornwall areas. Further action is being taken against restrictive • agreements for booking agents and the formation ot subregional fares committees in each area is being urged..
£130,000 STATION OPENED.
LAST week, Alderman Sir John Timpson, K.B.E., J.P„ chairman of Portsmouth Transport Committee, opened Hull Corporation's new bus station, which has been built at a cost of approximately £130,000. The premises comprise a covered station with platforms for all routes, a garage accommodating 90 buses and workshops. The site covers 14,000 sq. yds.
CONTRACT TRIP "ADVERTISED": DIFFICULT POINT.
AFTER reserving their decision, the Port Talbot magistrates have convicted in an interesting contractcarriage case, concerning Messrs. H. H. Davies and R. S. Davies, of Davies Bros., Grugos Street, Port Talbot. The defence repudiated the charge of using an express carriage without a licence.
The prosecution contended that on the occasion of a, dance at Porthcawl, defendants ran a coach to carry a party. It was contended that tickets for the dance were sold by the person responsible for arranging transport with Messrs. Davies, and that this person advertised the trip by exhibiting a notice stating: "Private bus will leave Square at 8 p.m., returning after dance. Fare Is. 9(1."
Counsel for the defendants contended that, as the vehicle was hired for 30s. by private contract, it was agenuine contract. Messrs. Davies had no knowledge that any notice as to time of bus leaving was exhibited. This notice could not in law be held to be an advertisement of the trip.
The magistrates said that the decision to convict was by a majority. A fine of £2 was imposed.