" Back-door Met hod" Allegation
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AN applicant before the East Midlands Traffic Commissioners at Nottingham last week was alleged by the representative of an objecting firm to be using "a back-door method of getting into licensed operation."
The representative was Mr. L. S. I. Rawlinson, traffic manager of the Trent Motor Traction Co., who were objecting to the application of Mr. G. H. Waterfield, trading as Handy Coaches, of Wayside, Unwin Road, Sutton-inAshfield. Mr. Waterfield applied to operate a fare-assisted works bus service from Tibshelf to the Metal Box Co.'s extended factory at Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Mr. A. C. G. Rothera, for the applicants. said the service was already in operation for the benefit of shift workers at the Metal Box Co.'s expense, but the application was made for the licence to
enable the firm to levy a contribution to the fare from the passengers.
Mr. L. S. J. Rawlinson said the application stemmed from a cheap contract which was obtained merely to get a licensed service.
Mr. C. R. Hodgson, chairman, said the Commissioners would reserve their decision. "We regard this as a. case of considerable importance," he said. They would confer with the Yorkshire Commissioners before coming to a decision in the matter.
RECORD SOUTHPORT PROFIT
'Mgross profit of Southport Corporaon Transport Department for 1961-62 was £44,500, the highest in the 60 years' history of the undertaking. The previous best was in 1941-42 when the figure was £41,808.