B Licences for Danish Bacon Co.
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1T was necessary in the public interest to avoid wasteful movement of vehicles, said Mr. J. Foley Eggington, West Midland Deputy Licensing Authority, last week, at a public inquiry into an application by the Danish Bacon Co., Ltd., for B licences to carry small quantities of sugar and tea, gratuitously, to outlying hostels and canteens already supplied by the company with provisions and groceries of other types in C-licence vehicles.
The applications referred to bases in Birmingharti, Coventry, Hereford and Fenton. and after amending the radii of operation in two of the cases from 50 to 35 miles, Mr. Foley Fggington granted them.
The Railway Executive withdrew an objection when the applicant agreed that the sugar and tea would be delivered only from wholesalers to canteens and hostels, and that the two commodities would be supplementary to the normal deliveries. The applicant produced evidence that the profit on 1 cwt. of sugar was about ls. 6d. and that the transport of small lots varying between 14 lb. and 2 cwt. would be uneconomic by any other method of delivery.
Evidence was given for the road objectors in the Fenton 'area by North Staffs Haulage (B.T.C.), Ltd., that the sugar could be delivered to the hostels and canteens, a distance of 35 miles, at a cost of 2s. 6d. per cwt. and that the minimum load would be 1 cwt.
A representative of Messrs. George Belfield and Sons, free hauliers, quoted 3s. for a minimum of 2 cwt. over the same distance and was congratulated by Mr. David Karmel, who appeared for the Danish Bacon Co., Ltd., on undercutting the British Transport Cornmission's company.