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4 agreeing to hear the observations of a haulier who was not an objector, the ottish deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. B. Birnie, found himself compelled to jaunt the hearing of a case when con!tting statements were made after an diet witness had left the court.
The application by Mr. G. M. Morrison is heard at Aberdeen last week. He shed to combine two A licences and declare his normal user as: "Fish and ipborne goods in the counties of xrdeen and Kincardine; fish to asgow, Leith, Grimsby, Hull and eds: potatoes to Glasgow and Edinrgh districts and 'to Midlands Of tgland; meat to Glasgow and Southern unties of England". The applicant .s also called to show cause why his ences should not be revoked or susnded under Section 178 (i) (d).
The application had been made in arch, 1962. and was due to be heard a )nth later. Mr. Connochic, for the plicant, pointed Out that on that casion the then Licensing Authority' d decided to suspend one vehicle for months and that.this decision had been held on appeal.
Objectors were British Railways Board.
British Road Services and Charles Alexander and Partners (Transport) Ltd. Together with the objectors; the Authority .decided to hear observations by the transport manager of John Rhind .Transport Ltd., who although not objectors, were closely associated financially with Charles Alexander in that they were both controlled by the Transport Development
Group. "
Mr. F. Smyth, cattle dealer, appearing for the applicant, said that he had first employed Morrison when John Rhind hail refused to carry a part load. He had found the applicant most satisfactory and For John Rhind it was stated later that the part load had only been refused after Morrison, who was by that time etriployed by Smyth, had acquired by abstraction the bulk of the traffic which had been carried by them. Mr. -Birnic felt that he could not deal' adequately with the applicatiOn 'after what had been said and that before he heard submissions by the agents he thought it only right to have both witnesses return to clear the point. He intimated that he would continue at an early date.