Hanging a man for sheep stealing?
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No judgement was given by the Transort Tribunal when it heard an appeal y Salkeld Bros. (Transport and Plant) Ad. on Tuesday. There were no responlents to this appeal against a decision of the 4orthern Licensing Authority.
Mr. R. M. Yorke, for the appellant, exdained that the business in question was intil 1964 a partnership. The application to he Northern LA was to transfer the licences ield by the partnership into the name of the elatively newly-formed company. In the :curse of the hearing, certain facts were irought to light regarding Salkeld's drivers working more than the permissible number of hours, and the overloading of vehicles.
Mr. Yorke was of the opinion that the LA had adopted the attitude that the severest penalty would have to be imposed on the company for its misdemeanours. By refusing to grant any of the licences, said Mr. Yorke, the LA had virtually put Salkeld out of business. This was, he suggested, the equivalent to imposing a penalty of £100,000 or more: "hang a man for stealing sheep."
The judgement of the Tribunal will be given in writing.