Road Transport "a Close Corporation"
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PARLIAMENT had given road operators some raw deals, but it had made the industry practically into a close corporation, said Mr. W. Blackburst, solicitor, at a C.M.U.A. Preston area public meeting, last week. The Enston case was actually of great benefit, for it kept the outsider outside.
There was little hope of the established man gaining increased tonnage unless proper records were kept. The best-kept books of small operators were kept by hauliers' wives! B-licensees must use their facilities right up to the limit and those who had dropped their other work would have much to think about before their renewals came up.
That the .C.M.U.A. had taken steps to see that a new clause was introduced to relieve employers from the responsibility for unknowingly offending in the matter of records kept by employees, 'was revealed by Mr. F. G. Bristow.
An offer to consider hard cases, with a view to approaching the responsible authority, was made by Mr. A. C. Moreing, M.P. for Preston. Mr. W. M. Kirkpatrick, another Member for the borough, referred to increased trade for the county that might follow the distribution of contracts in connection with the rearmament programme.