Railways' Peculiar idea of Equality
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(IN Friday of last week the Eastern. ‘.."Area of A.R.O. held its annual dinner, when a representative gathering
met at Ipswich. The guest of the evening was Sir Haviland Hiley, K.B.E., Eastern Licensing Authority. Major Crawfurd, speaking at the function, referred to the railways' claim for equality with other transport interests. He hoped that this would be granted although he was afraid that the extra work of periodically considering applications for the regrant of licences to some thousands of locomotives, wagons and coaches might cause the Licensing Authority sleepless nights!
Sir Haviland Hiley referred to the progress of the emergency scheme and thanked Ipswich and Norwich in particular for the good work which they had done in•this connection. He urged that every operator should belong to an association, and said that better organization from within the industry would greatly ease the burden of his
office. With regard to Major Crawfurd's suggestion that equality of transport interests might bring in its
wake the licensing of railway services, Sir Haviland hoped that it was not a true prophecy. He had grave objections to his vehicle examiners becoming wheel-tappers!
Mr. Gaston Vincent, of the B.R.F., said that A.R.O. was the very spear head of road interests' attack on vested interests, in the fight for fair
play. The B.R.F. owed a debt of gratitude to A.R.O. for its never.. failing assistance and co-operation.
Major Long made one of the lighting speeches which are expected from him, He referred to the " shadow scheme and asked if some of the crumbs from the millions voted to A.R.P. could not be let fall to assist the industry in its self-organization into groups.
Mr. G. W. Irwin, Eastern Area secretary, referred to the wages ques tion. He said that eight of the 10 members of the employers' panel were members of the Association. He felt that the negotiations would be carried on in a most friendly spirit, with a real desire on both sides to co-operate and hammer out something for the best interests of the industry.