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TE WESTERN ISLES education mmittee last week rejected aders by Highland Omnibuses A about a dozen other operars for school transport in the tes—iand indicated they might Dr a bus and operate some ser
es themselves. The Rev John acatithur, committee convener, id they had budgeted £123,000 the cost of school transport at year. But the tenders before em for the various routes tailed £167,000, which put their eget out by £44,000 on this :rn alone.
Tenders for three services in orris by Highland Omnibuses
Ltd of Inverness, came to £80 a day. Said Mr Macarthur: This would mean £16,000 a year for these Harris services, which is one,tenth of our total budget for school transport in the Western Isles. Even allowing for the total expenditure involved and other costs we would be in pocket by purchasing a vehicle ourselves."
Mr Angus Macleod, the director of education, said that Highland Omnibus tenders worked out at the rate of Cl a mile. The Rev Roderick Macleod said: "It might be less expensive to consider reopening some of the schools."