Licence Re-allocated
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'THE re-allocation of a licence from C to B in respect of seven vehicles (five tippers and two lime spreaders) operated by the Southmead Mortar Co., Ltd., Bristol, was sanctioned by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, at Bristol last week.
For the applicants, Mr. H. C. Norcott said they wire concerned with the production of agricultural lime, which they supplied to farms direct. Sometimes they themselves spread the lime on the land, a service greatly appreciated by farmers.
Now they had been asked to expand this service on behalf of Fisons, Ltd., the fertilizer manufacturers: The commodity to be handled would be mainly basic slag.
In addition to their own service, they now asked that their lorries should be available to deal with the slag for Fisons, -which was to be distributed in Dorset-, • Somerset, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. Bulk storage tanks were provided by the railways, said Mr. Norcott, but these were not suitable in the majority of cases because mechanical processes still had to be employed when the slag was taken to the land.
The seven vehicles requested were granted for use within a radius of 120 miles of the operating centre.
NO LICENCE, THEN WRONG ONE
AWOMAN who opened •a haulage business only six months ago was fined a total of £39 at Wigan last week after pleading guilty to 26 offences involving goods vehicle licences. She was Emily Roscell, of Grange Cottage. Pilling, who was also ordered to pay 12 12s. advocate's fee and 7s. 6d. witnesses' expenses. It was alleged that Mrs. Rowell first carried on her busine'Ss without a carrier's licence, and later with the wrong sort of licence.