Employment Bill Changes? THE Contracts of Employment Bill was given
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an unopposed second reading in the Commons last week, though not until M.P.s on both sides of -the House had giveri warnings that they hoped t.o see changes before it became law.
Opposition disappointment at the Bill was led by -FrOnt Bench speaker Mr. Ray Gunter. They woUld haVe hoped that there would have been a bold, imaginative Bill brought forward to deal with the real problems that affected us, said Mr. Gunter, and he questioned whether the Government's proposals Would embrace the vast body of British workers.
London to Glasgow DUAL carriageways will be available all the way between London and Glasgow by the early . 1970s, said Mr. Marples in the Cornmians this week. Dealing with the London-to-Edinburghroute, he said there would be.' dual carriageways from London to NewcaStle by 1968.
Turning to Lancashire. Mr. Maressaid that if preparations went accofding to schedule he hoped work would start on the motorway from Lancaster to Penrith in 1966-67. The line for the Lancashire-Yorkshire motorway was now being inVestigated, hut other proposal's for motorways in Lancashire Were unlikely to be realized for some time.
Reserved Decision in Leeds Tanker Bid ' THE decision in a 15-tanker contract A to A licence switch bid by Smith and Robinson (Leeds).Ltd., was reserved by the Yorkshire ,Licensing Authority. M ajor F.. S. Eastwood, at Leeds . on Tuesday.
(..JMng evidence, Mr. H. Robinson, managing director of .the applicant company, said that the ,operation of tankers was quite differen(to.that of. fiats. Some of the traffic was so specialized that it had to be handled with "kid gloves".
Mr. H. Clark, .general manager of the applicant's Manchester office, said that there was only surplus capacity in the tanker world between May and August. Only the previous week the.company had received a £65 demurrage ,claim because it was unable to clear a Ship owing to sub-contracting difficulties.
Mr. R. E. Patterson, objecting for John Forman Ltd., submitted that a re-arrangement of traffic could result in less than the number of vehicles applied for more than meeting the need. Throwing 15 additional open A vehicles on the road could only result in abstraction, he said.
Appellants Three-month Vehicle Shortage THERE was no "immediate squawk-1ing ", as might be expected, from customers of a transport firm which had five vehicles off the road for three months, said Mr. Richard Yorke, for British Railways, opposing an appeal at the Transport Tribunal in London last week.
The appeal by R. A. Hodge, trading as Key Transport Company, was against the refusal. of the Metropolitan Deputy Licensing Authority to grant five vehicles on an A licence.
Mr. C. R. Beddington. for the applicant, had said at a previous hearing that the firm originally used these vehicles for carrying meat and provisions in the Home Counties. In August, 1961, after an upheaval in meat marketing operations, the firm wrote to the Licensing Authority about carrying general goods in conjunction with its other transport interests, but the letter was never received. Mr. Hodge used these vehicles for general goods until last February when a revocatory or suspension inquiry was held, Mr. Hodge was told that he had been operating the vehicles illegally but no penalty was imposed. A fresh application to use the vehicles for general goods was made in May, but only one vehicle was granted an A licence.
When the hearing continued last week Mr. Yorke said Mr. Hodge's claim of pressure from customers had been completely contradicted by letters, figures and evidence. Between February and May, customers were deprived of five vehicles. One would have expected "an immediate squawking" about their transport needs but they were silent.
Mr. Beddington said the deputy Licensing Authority had agreed that a need had been established for one vehicle but said that Mr. Hodge had to surrender the old licence for five vehicles altogether. "He had no jurisdiction for taking the whole old licence away."
Be conceded the vehicles had not been missed between February and May because business had been sub-contracted but Mr. Hodge could not sub-contract permanently.
The Tribunal reserved its decision.
For Historical Tours in Manchester
IN order to enable school children and visitors to see places of historical interest in Manchester, the Corporation, in conjunction with Ashley and Dunville, applied last Tuesday to the North Western Traffic Commissioners to operate a special service.
Mr. J. D. Smith, representing Ashley and Dunville, said passengers would pay a fare of 7s. 6d. A paid guide would accompany the party. The company would pay Manchester Corporation €2. 5s. for each vehicle journey. Children would be carried at reduced rates.
The Chairman of the Traffic Commissioners, Maj.-Gen. A. F. J. Elmsfie, reserved his decision.