Education Authority Criticized
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AT a sitting of the Northern Traffic Commissioners at Rexham, Northumberland, the Chairman, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, criticized Northumberland Education Committee for giving a contract to a man who, at the time, had neither a public service vehicle nor a road licence.
The matter arose when Otter burn District Coaches applied for a variation of their licences to cut out services from Otterburn to Rochester, Byrness, and Catcleugh. The application was approved.
It Was stated that until last July, the firm had a contract for conveying schoolchildren from Otterburn to Rochester and hack, but Northumberland Education Authority had given the contract to someone who had neither a bus nor a licence. As a result Otterburn District Coaches had lost a great deal of revenue.
TALKS ON CHANNEL LINK.
THE Minister of Transport last week visited France for talks With the French Minister of Public Works and Transport; M. Buren, about a cross Channel link between the two countries. Mr. Marples said later that the idea of a link had been agreed in principle, and the financial and practical problems involved were to be closely examined.