Livestock Carriage Conditions T HE National Farmers Union is recommending its
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members to accept the Conditions of Carriage drawn up by the Livestock Group of the Road Haulage Association. The published Conditions have been amended following discussions between the R.H.A. and N.F.U.
Among the changes are: If it is proved that there was negligence on the part of the carrier, Condition 5 places liability on, him for any loss, delay or injury of the consignment. This previously read as "wilful negligence ''. The second amendment is in Condition 6, the liability prices for animals or poultry which are lost or damaged having been raised. For example, for any horse, £150 (previously £100), for any pig, £60 (previously £40).
Not Selling!
QUTTON AND SON (ST. HELENS) kJ LTD., Elton Heath Road, St. Helens, is not for sale. The firm, which operates about 150 vehicles on longand shortdistance routes all over the country, has attracted take-over bids from many of the national road haulage firms. All have been rejected.
A spokesman for the firm said last week: "Certainly the company has attracted a lot of interest from the big national concerns which are interested in taking us over. This is probably because we are one of the few concerns of its type worth taking over but the firm is definitely not for sale."
Success of ScotlandUlster Ferry THE inauguration of a twice-daily, all-the-year-round, drive-on, driveoff motor ferry and passenger service between Stranraer, Scotland, and Lame, Northern Ireland, had been proved fully justified, said Mr. Alex Stewart, general manager, Caledonian Steam Packet Co. (Irish Services) Ltd., last week.
The "Caledonian Princess ", in her first year of service, carried 35 per cent. more vehicle traffic„ 12+ per cent more freight and 20 per cent :more passengers in 1962 than was carried on this route the previous year. C-licensees had taken advantage of the service and one operator, Andrew B. Findlay, Glasgow ironmonger, now gave a weekly door-to-door service in Ulster.
Another company. Belfast Meat Products Ltd., shipped 10 tons of meat per week as against a former two tons.
M6 Route Plans
E Minister of Transport has started consultations with local authorities and 'others concerned on a proposed route for the M6 between Lancaster and Penrith. The proposed route crosses the difficult mountainous country north of Kendal at a lower altitude (about 1,040 ft.) than the A6 route, and is unlikely to suffer as severely from bad weather as the notorious road over Shap Fell, which reaches a height of 1,400 ft.